Descrizione
Loneliness has driven a young school teacher in a small North Queensland town to form an unlikely relationship with a road worker. Harry is older and more experienced than Elsie, but vulnerable through his possessive love for her.
In an attempt to escape from him, Elsie obtains a transfer. Her last day in town is spent trying to avoid Harry, fearing the violence of his reaction to her desertion and their inevitable encounter.
Girl with a Monkey is Thea Astley's first novel.
In an attempt to escape from him, Elsie obtains a transfer. Her last day in town is spent trying to avoid Harry, fearing the violence of his reaction to her desertion and their inevitable encounter.
Girl with a Monkey is Thea Astley's first novel.
Dettagli del libro
Formato
Kindle
Pagine
148 pagine
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
dic 1, 2012
Editore
Allen & Unwin
Edizioni
2 edizioni
ISBN-10
1743432925
ISBN-13
9781743432921