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'Alan Duncan returns to his family home in Australia after the war and several years of study in England. But his homecoming is marred by the mysterious suicide of his parents' quiet and reliable parlour-maid. A search through her belongings in search of clues leads to heartbreaking revelations about the woman's identity, the death of Alan's brother Bill, and, above all, the disappearance of his brother's fiancee, Janet.'
Source: Publisher's blurb (2009 Vintage ed.).
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Epigraph: Stanzas from A. C. Swinburne's poem 'The Triumph of Time'.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille and sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Reviewed Briefly
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 20 July vol. 76 no. 3936 1955; (p. 2)
— Review of The Breaking Wave 1955 single work novel
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Reviewed Briefly
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 20 July vol. 76 no. 3936 1955; (p. 2)
— Review of The Breaking Wave 1955 single work novel
Last amended 12 Jun 2020 09:46:28
Subjects:
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cUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
- Victoria,
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cAustralia,c
Settings:
- 1940s
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