Description |
323 pages ; 20 cm |
Summary |
When Bill Masters decides to write a family history, a story to pass on to his children, he finds a letter dated New Year's Eve, 1976, six months before he was born. Through the letter, Bill discovers stories of his uncles, Wilson and Ben, who shared the love of one woman, and uncovers a complex drama of tragedy and triumph |
Notes |
"Set against a backdrop of social change in twentieth-century Australia, [it] revisits people and places from [the author's]... novel, The Architect" -- back cover |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Subject |
Family secrets -- Fiction.
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War stories, Australian.
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Genealogy -- Fiction.
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Australian fiction.
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Families -- History -- Fiction.
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Secrecy -- Fiction.
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SUBJECT |
Australia -- Fiction.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100473
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Genre/Form |
Sagas.
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War fiction.
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Romance fiction.
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Domestic fiction.
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Domestic fiction.
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Novels.
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LC no. |
2006373218 |
ISBN |
0702234753 paperback |
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