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| Published: |
Harvill Secker,
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| Publisher Address: | London |
| Publication Dates: | 2007. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | 218 p.: ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781846550539 184655053X |
| Index Number: | I611 |
| CLC: | I611.45 |
| Call Number: | I611.45/J771-9 |
| Contents: |
Donation Includes bibliographical references. In the remote outback of North-west Australia, English anthropologist Nicholas Keene and his wife Stella raise a curious child, Perdita. Her childhood is far from ordinary; a shack in the wilderness, with a distant father burying himself in books and an unstable mother whose knowledge of Shakespeare forms the backbone of the girl's limited education. Emotionally adrift, Perdita develops a friendship with an Aboriginal girl, Mary, with whom she will share a very special bond. She appears content with her unusual family life in this remote corner of the globe until Nicholas Keane is discovered murdered. Through this exquisite story of a young girl's survival against the odds, Gail Jones explores the values of friendship, loyalty and sacrifice. |