Marion: Marion Oak Sticht

by Brett Martin

A novel about Marion Oak Sticht and her life on the west coast of Tasmania after her husband Robert Sticht had established himself as a genius metallurgist and then lost his fortune on a bad investment. They moved from America to the west coast of Tasmania and built a wonderful house called Penghana and Robert amassed a world class collection of books and fine art. They were unable to retunr to the US when things went bad and after Robert died Marion moved to the ghost town of Balfour. The trajectory of Marion's life is tragic.

276 pages, Paperback

Published August 26, 2016

About the author

Brett Martin is a Correspondent for GQ and a 2012 James Beard Journalism Award winner. His work has appeared in Vanity Fair, Gourmet, Bon Appetit, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Esquire, Food and Wine, and multiple anthologies. He is a frequent contributor to This American Life. He is the author of The Sopranos: The Book (2007) and Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution, From The Sopranos and The Wire to Mad Men and Breaking Bad (2013).

Reviews

[Allison Mitchell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was looking for a novel set on Tasmania's west-coast that was not all about men and mining when the book seller at www.bookcellar.com.au recommended Marion. It was perfect. I felt for Marion and her sweet, bitter journey - an intelligent capable woman in love with a brilliant man whose work takes them from the United States to the isolated, bleak, young mining town on the other side of the world. A great history. Thanks Brett Martin