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181 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781612193885
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Melville House Publishing
Publication date: 27 January 2015
Description
One of Australia's most celebrated novels: one woman's journey from Australia to LondonNora Porteous, a witty, ambitious woman from Brisbane, returns to her childhood home at age seventy. Her life has taken her from a failed marriage in Sydney to ...
Community Reviews Summary of 109 reviews
Moods
inspiring 40%
funny 20%
hopeful 20%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
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Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
SuicideMinor
Murder, Animal death
181 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781612193885
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Melville House Publishing
Publication date: 27 January 2015
Description
One of Australia's most celebrated novels: one woman's journey from Australia to LondonNora Porteous, a witty, ambitious woman from Brisbane, returns to her childhood home at age seventy. Her life has taken her from a failed marriage in Sydney to ...
Community Reviews Summary of 109 reviews
Moods
inspiring 40%
funny 20%
hopeful 20%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
SuicideMinor
Murder, Animal death