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'When Allie Baxter moves to Australia from London she feels compelled to seek out her childhood friend Jessie. After a quarter of a century, much has changed. Allie, a journalist, is trapped in an unsatisfying marriage. Jessie has reinvented herself as the magnetic Belle Cullen, her life dedicated to her thriving cosmetics empire and a private life veiled in secrecy.
'But how much has really changed? Behind Jessie’s glamour and Allie’s precarious control, two little girls are still playing out dangerous games. As Allie probes further into her friend’s hidden life, she discovers a dark world that forces her to the brink of a fateful choice.
'The White Star is an engrossing story about the unraveling of damaged lives and the sinister face of charisma. "Beauty is soul deep" is Jessie’s mantra. But childhood fears can run even deeper.'
Source: Author's blurb.
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Epigraph: Lines from Scene I of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Conflict Diamonds
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 164 2001; (p. 102-105)
— Review of Lines in the Sand 2000 single work novel ; The Rain Queen 2000 single work novel ; Liv : A Novel 2000 single work novel ; Love and Vertigo 2000 single work novel ; The Australian Fiance 2000 single work novel ; Family Album : A Novel of Secrets and Memories 2000 single work novel ; White Turtle : A Collection of Short Stories 1999 selected work short story ; The White Star 2000 single work novel ; The Architect 2000 single work novel ; Snake Circle 2000 single work autobiography ; Full Circle 2000 single work novel ; Vigil 2000 single work novel ; The Secret : The Strange Marriage of Annabella Milbanke and Lord Byron 2000 single work biography ; Reefscape : Reflections on the Great Barrier Reef 2000 single work prose -
Cloistered Community
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 223 2000; (p. 41-42)
— Review of The White Star 2000 single work novel -
Writing That's Stronger Than the Plot
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 September 2000; (p. 16)
— Review of The White Star 2000 single work novel -
Wolf in Designer Sheep's Clothing
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 August 2000; (p. 12)
— Review of Pants on Fire 2000 single work novel ; The White Star 2000 single work novel -
Conjuring Up Mysteries and Underworlds
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 August 2000; (p. 9)
— Review of The White Star 2000 single work novel ; The Arch-Traitor's Lament 2000 single work novel
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Conjuring Up Mysteries and Underworlds
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 August 2000; (p. 9)
— Review of The White Star 2000 single work novel ; The Arch-Traitor's Lament 2000 single work novel -
Wolf in Designer Sheep's Clothing
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 August 2000; (p. 12)
— Review of Pants on Fire 2000 single work novel ; The White Star 2000 single work novel -
Writing That's Stronger Than the Plot
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 September 2000; (p. 16)
— Review of The White Star 2000 single work novel -
Cloistered Community
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 223 2000; (p. 41-42)
— Review of The White Star 2000 single work novel -
Conflict Diamonds
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 164 2001; (p. 102-105)
— Review of Lines in the Sand 2000 single work novel ; The Rain Queen 2000 single work novel ; Liv : A Novel 2000 single work novel ; Love and Vertigo 2000 single work novel ; The Australian Fiance 2000 single work novel ; Family Album : A Novel of Secrets and Memories 2000 single work novel ; White Turtle : A Collection of Short Stories 1999 selected work short story ; The White Star 2000 single work novel ; The Architect 2000 single work novel ; Snake Circle 2000 single work autobiography ; Full Circle 2000 single work novel ; Vigil 2000 single work novel ; The Secret : The Strange Marriage of Annabella Milbanke and Lord Byron 2000 single work biography ; Reefscape : Reflections on the Great Barrier Reef 2000 single work prose -
Crossing the Line
2000
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Age , 16 September 2000; (p. 6)
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