Brian Capleton

'On Joan Lindsay's Picnic at Hanging Rock' reviews Joan Lindsay's work in its completion together with the original last chapter. Drawing on the evidence of Joan Lindsay's video interviews the review argues that Joan Lindsay would have wanted as many people as possible to appreciate the work in its completion and true context, the context she talks about in her interviews.

The review pays special attention to Joan Lindsay's perception and understanding of time, and the nature of human affairs and experience in relation to it. The second half of the review reflects on the novel in comparison with Hinduism.