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'An epic new novel as memorable as the scent of lavender, from one of Australia's most compelling storytellers.
''Nothing is wasted, Simone. the love we give never dies.'
'At fourteen, Simone Fleurier is wrenched from her home on a Provencal lavender farm and sent to work in Marseille. Her life there is hard and impoverished, but Simone discovers the music hall and a dream: to one day be a famous dancer and singer. But when war threatens, Simone makes a decision that will lead to great danger - yet ultimately prove that love, just like wild lavender, can grow in the least likely of places ...
'Belinda Alexandra has created a tale of passion and courage that moves from the backstreets of Marseille to the grand music theatres of Paris, from the countryside of Provence to decadent pre-war Berlin and jazz-age New York. Wild Lavender is a feast for the senses that will live on in the imagination long after the book is closed.' (Publication summary)
Notes
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Dedication: For my beautiful mother, Deanna
You were my greatest supporter and truest friend.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
- Also braille.
- Also large print.
Works about this Work
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Belinda Alexandra – Author Interview
2010
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Australian Literature Review , October 2010; -
Belinda Alexandra
James Phelan
(interviewer),
2005
single work
interview
— Appears in: Literati : Australian Contemporary Literary Figures Discuss Fear, Frustrations and Fame 2005; (p. 1-13) -
In Short : Fiction
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1-2 January 2005; (p. 8)
— Review of Wild Lavender 2004 single work novel -
Get Lost in a Good Book or Two
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 15 -21 December no. 521 2004; (p. 22-23)
— Review of Hover Car Racer 2004 single work children's fiction ; In Tasmania 2004 single work prose ; Tremble : Sensual Fables of the Mystical and Sinister 2004 selected work short story ; Eden 2004 single work novel ; Wild Lavender 2004 single work novel -
Slipping Flowers
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 267 2004-2005; (p. 52)
— Review of Wild Lavender 2004 single work novel
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Romance Without the Sex
2004
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 23 October 2004; (p. 7)
— Review of Wild Lavender 2004 single work novel -
Fiction
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 23 October 2004; (p. 6)
— Review of Wild Lavender 2004 single work novel -
Shy About Sex
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 30 October 2004; (p. 8)
— Review of Wild Lavender 2004 single work novel -
Untitled
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Limelight , December 2004; (p. 45)
— Review of Wild Lavender 2004 single work novel -
Slipping Flowers
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 267 2004-2005; (p. 52)
— Review of Wild Lavender 2004 single work novel -
Flower Power
2004
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9-10 October 2004; (p. 12) -
Belinda Alexandra
James Phelan
(interviewer),
2005
single work
interview
— Appears in: Literati : Australian Contemporary Literary Figures Discuss Fear, Frustrations and Fame 2005; (p. 1-13) -
Belinda Alexandra – Author Interview
2010
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Australian Literature Review , October 2010;
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Marseilles,
cFrance,cWestern Europe, Europe,
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Paris,
cFrance,cWestern Europe, Europe,
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Berlin,
cGermany,cWestern Europe, Europe,
- 1922-1945