settings, but such churches are the best for praying in.' – Dostoevsky External links Excerpts from the novel at the ABC's "Why Bother With Patrick White?" archive. Synopsis and interpretation by Alan Lawson at the ABC's "Why Bother With Patrick White?" archive. Overview of the novel at ABC TV's First Tuesday Book Club website, including transcript of book group discussion. 1973 video interview with Patrick White in which he identifies The Solid Mandala as the best of the novels he had written up to that point. References 1966 Australian novels Novels by Patrick White Novels set in Sydney Eyre & Spottiswoode books Third-person narrative novels