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y separately published work icon The Tying of Threads single work   novel  
Is part of Woody Creek Joy Dettman , 2009 series - author novel (number 6 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 The Tying of Threads
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'Georgie - Independent and spirited, Georgie is her mother's daughter through and through. But after a house fire both takes the life of her sister, Margot, and burns her home to the ground, Georgie is lost. She flees town with nothing but a cardboard box and the determination to be somebody,anybody, else.

'Cara - After almost losing her adopted daughter, Cara's view of the world has radically shifted. She's decided that life is to be lived and love is to be cherished, even when that means crossing boundaries she'd never dreamed of. But is any love great enough to overcome an unimaginable burden of guilt and shame?

'Jim - The war that's continued in Jim's head for years finally threatens to destroy him. As he becomes more and more withdrawn, Jenny becomes increasingly desperate to unearth the young man she fell in love with. But does that Jim even exist anymore, and if so, does he wish to be found?

'Jenny - With her nest empty and Jim so unreachable, Jenny is more lonely than ever. Rattling around her big old house with too much time to think, she's left to wonder: should her secrets stay buried forever or will revealing the truth set her free?' (Publisher's blurb)

Notes

  • Final novel in the Woody Creek series.
  • Dedication:

    For Joan, sister poet of that dark old bedroom

    and

    for Lois, sister dependable, who pleaded with us to shut up and get to sleep.

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A Small-Town Saga That is Still Seductive Owen Richardson , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8-9 March 2014; (p. 35) The Age , 8 March 2014; (p. 34)

— Review of The Tying of Threads Joy Dettman , 2014 single work novel
A Small-Town Saga That is Still Seductive Owen Richardson , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8-9 March 2014; (p. 35) The Age , 8 March 2014; (p. 34)

— Review of The Tying of Threads Joy Dettman , 2014 single work novel
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