False Pretences"Teasing out the extraordinary within the everyday, False Pretences is a contemporary novel in mosaic. Through the separate yet interlinked stories, it traces the lives of two women as they deal with the complexities of love, private terrors, violence and - most precarious of all - hope. There is mystery, wry humour, sometimes tragedy be-neath the jaunty surfaces glimpsed through the years, until, by the end, we have encompassed their lives." |
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... to coast , from Sydney to Perth . He walked his way through Sydney to the rail station , and at 14.55 the Indian Pacific pulled out . Three nights - on the train , nearly three thousand miles to 123 A Sense of Isolation.
... to coast , from Sydney to Perth . He walked his way through Sydney to the rail station , and at 14.55 the Indian Pacific pulled out . Three nights - on the train , nearly three thousand miles to 123 A Sense of Isolation.
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... pulled into the grassy verge and stopped . Josie reached for her handbag . " Thanks for lunch . And the cathedral . It was a lovely day . ' ' How about tomorrow ? ' ' I can't leave Susan on her own again . Not fair . ' ' Fuck Susan ...
... pulled into the grassy verge and stopped . Josie reached for her handbag . " Thanks for lunch . And the cathedral . It was a lovely day . ' ' How about tomorrow ? ' ' I can't leave Susan on her own again . Not fair . ' ' Fuck Susan ...
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... pulled her down onto the sand , draping dried seaweed round her neck , a garland that rustled against her skin and smelled of the ocean . He had kissed her and pulled up her skirt and said , ' Christ , Jo , passionkiller knickers , the ...
... pulled her down onto the sand , draping dried seaweed round her neck , a garland that rustled against her skin and smelled of the ocean . He had kissed her and pulled up her skirt and said , ' Christ , Jo , passionkiller knickers , the ...
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