The Medusa Tree: A Novel

By Mylène Dressler

When Marget reaches the orderly house of her Dutch-Indonesian grandmothers, she learns that if she only pays attention to them, then she can go unnoticed herself. And that is exactly what she needs.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1878448757
• ISBN13: 9781878448750
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: MacAdam/Cage Publishing
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Tale of survival during the Japanese occupation of Indonesia

Secretly-pregnant Margot visits her aging grandmothers, two women who survived the Japanese WW11 occupation of Dutch Indonesia, one by withdrawing, the other by beating (literally) every man matched up against her--in tennis. Margot is looking for affirmation of family and by drawing out her grandmothers's stories, she finds it. A spare novel bursting with the fullness of three very unique women. Oma Fan's chapter is pure poetry and Gerda's retelling of her triumph over a Japanese commander is incredibly moving. A quick but powerful read. Highly recommended