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Rural NSW, pre-WWII: this novel tells the story of two generations of the Nancarrow family set against the backdrop of the country show high-jumping circuit. Their fortunes are dictated by the vicissitudes of the land. This is a love story of impossible beauty and sadness, a chronicle of dreams turned inside out' and miracles that never last, framed against a world both tender and unspeakably hard. Written in luminous prose and with an aching affinity for the landscape the book describes, this is the long-awaited novel by Gillian Mears. Winner of the Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction 2012, and shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award 2012.
Note: there is no lesbian content.
Paperback, 376 Pages, Orig. Publ. 2011, This Ed. Publ. 2012
Author: Gillian Mears