![]() ![]() Her husband, Henry, wants things to be as they were and can’t face the thought of another English winter.Ī brochure slipped through the letterbox gives him the answer: ‘Australia brings out the best in you.’ Before she has a chance to realise what it will mean, Charlotte is travelling to the other side of the world.Īrriving in Perth, the southern sun shines a harsh light and slowly reveals that this new life is not the answer either was hoping for. With motherhood, with the changes marriage and parenthood bring, with losing the time and the energy to paint. ![]() Shortlisted for the Victorian Premier’s Literary AwardsĪ brave, tender novel about who we want to be.and who we really are.Ĭambridge, 1963. Winner of the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction ![]()
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