9781775537557 - the party line (2 Ergebnisse)
- Softcover
Anbieter: Book Express (NZ), Shannon, NeuseelandBook Express (NZ)
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. 249 pages. Cover worn. Ex-libraryAn enthralling novel of individual bravery versus silent, collective complici ty, set in a vividly drawn farming community in 1970s New Zealand. The Baxters d o not know their place. On the first of June every year, sharemilkers load their trucks with their families, pet…s and possessions and crawl along the highways t owards new farms, new lives. They're inching towards that ultimate dream -- buyi ng their own land. Fenward's always been lucky with its sharemilkers: grateful, grafting folk who understand what's expected of them. Until now, when grief-stri cken Ian Baxter and his precocious daughter, Gabrielle, arrive. Nickie Walker is enchanted by the glamour and worldliness of Gabrielle. Nickie's mother finds he rself in the crossfire of a moral battle she dreads to confront. Each has a stor y to share. This is a coming-of-age story for two young girls who hold a mirror up to the place and people they love. It's a coming-of-age story, too, for a com munity forced to stare back at the image of a damaged soul. The question is: who will blink first.
- Softcover
Anbieter: Book Express (NZ), Shannon, NeuseelandBook Express (NZ)
Verkäufer/-in kontaktierenVerkäufer/-in mit 4 SternenZustand: Gebraucht - Gut
EUR 5,27
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 262 pages. An enthralling novel of individual bravery versus silent, collective compli city, set in a vividly drawn farming community in 1970s New Zealand. The Baxters do not know their place. On the first of June every year, sharemilkers load the.
