Abandoned by her feckless husband during the Depression, Amy decides to leave her country town and her three infant children to try her luck in the big smoke. Life in wartime Sydney is far from easy, but for Amy there are the hard-won satisfactions of an office job and a house of her own. Until her eldest, Kathleen, appears needing a home while she attends high school. And Amy falls in love with a married man...Olga Masters' second and last novel is a triumph. At its centre is Amy, one of the great characters in Australian literature.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Abandoned by her feckless husband during the Depression, Amy decides to leave her countrytown-and her three infant children-and try her luck in the big smoke.Life in wartime Sydney is far from easy, but for Amy there are the hard-won satisfactions of anoffice job and a house of her own. Until her eldest, Kathleen, appears needing a home while sheattends high school. And Amy falls in love with a married man.Enlivened with note-perfect observations of the everyday, wrenching in its portrayal of a youngwoman struggling to succeed yet often wilfully ignorant of her own children, Olga Masters'second and last novel is a triumph. At its centre is Amy, one of the great characters in Australianliterature.This edition comes with an introduction by the novelist Eva Hornung. The moving, uncliched story of Amy, who leaves her three children in their grandmother's care while she seeks work. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781922147080
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Paperback. Olga Masters, Text Publishing. Abandoned by her feckless husband during the Depression, Amy decides to leave her countrytown-and her three infant children-and try her luck in the big smoke. Life in wartime Sydney is far from easy, but for Amy there are the hard-won satisfactions of anoffice job and a house of her own. Until her eldest, Kathleen, appears needing a home while sheattends high school. And Amy falls in love with a married man. Enlivened with note-perfect observations of the everyday, wrenching in its portrayal of a youngwoman struggling to succeed yet often wilfully ignorant of her own children, Olga Masters'second and last novel is a triumph. At its centre is Amy, one of the great characters in Australianliterature. This edition comes with an introduction by the novelist Eva Hornung. Paperback. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781922147080-SECONDHAND
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Abandoned by her feckless husband during the Depression, Amy decides to leave her countrytown-and her three infant children-and try her luck in the big smoke.Life in wartime Sydney is far from easy, but for Amy there are the hard-won satisfactions of anoffice job and a house of her own. Until her eldest, Kathleen, appears needing a home while sheattends high school. And Amy falls in love with a married man.Enlivened with note-perfect observations of the everyday, wrenching in its portrayal of a youngwoman struggling to succeed yet often wilfully ignorant of her own children, Olga Masters'second and last novel is a triumph. At its centre is Amy, one of the great characters in Australianliterature.This edition comes with an introduction by the novelist Eva Hornung. The moving, uncliched story of Amy, who leaves her three children in their grandmother's care while she seeks work. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781922147080
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Abandoned by her feckless husband during the Depression, Amy decides to leave her countrytown-and her three infant children-and try her luck in the big smoke.Life in wartime Sydney is far from easy, but for Amy there are the hard-won satisfactions of anoffice job and a house of her own. Until her eldest, Kathleen, appears needing a home while sheattends high school. And Amy falls in love with a married man.Enlivened with note-perfect observations of the everyday, wrenching in its portrayal of a youngwoman struggling to succeed yet often wilfully ignorant of her own children, Olga Masters'second and last novel is a triumph. At its centre is Amy, one of the great characters in Australianliterature.This edition comes with an introduction by the novelist Eva Hornung. The moving, uncliched story of Amy, who leaves her three children in their grandmother's care while she seeks work. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781922147080
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