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'We all have secret lives. And we are all pretty good at keeping them secret.
'With simplicity and great beauty, Currawalli Street reveals the echoes between past and present through the story of one ordinary street and its families, from the pre-war innocence of early 1914 to the painful and grim consequences of the Vietnam War.
'In 1914, Thomas, the young rector, questions his faith and falls in love; his sister Janet, a dutiful spinster, hides a surprising secret; and their neighbour, Rose, is burdened with visions of the coming hell. In 1972, Jim, a soldier fresh from Vietnam, returns home to Currawalli Street to find that death has a way of seeping in everywhere; Patrick, looked after by his elderly wife, Mary, can't relinquish his former identity; and always there is the boy up in the tree, watching them all and keeping note.
'In only three short generations, working horses and wagons are lost to cars, wood-fired ovens are replaced with electric stoves, and the lessons learned at such cost in the Great War seem forgotten. But despite all the changes, the essential human things remain: there will always be families and friends reaching out for connection; people will always have secrets to keep hidden from view; and desire and love are as inevitable as war and violence.
'Deep, rich and satisfying, Currawalli Street links families and neighbours, their lovers and friends, in a powerful and moving dance through time.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Dedication: For June Morgan
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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Lives, Loves and Lusts in a Road That Bridges Two Eras
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24-25 March 2012; (p. 30-31)
— Review of Currawalli Street 2012 single work novel -
Fiction
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 18 February 2012; (p. 30)
— Review of Currawalli Street 2012 single work novel -
[Review] Currawalli Street
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 338 2012; (p. 42)
— Review of Currawalli Street 2012 single work novel -
Fiction
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 4 - 5 February 2012; (p. 22)
— Review of Currawalli Street 2012 single work novel -
In the Shadow of Times Past
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 February 2012; (p. 23, 25)
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[Review] Currawalli Street
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , Summer 2011/12 vol. 91 no. 6 2011; (p. 32)
— Review of Currawalli Street 2012 single work novel -
In Search of Things Past
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4-5 February 2012; (p. 24-25)
— Review of Currawalli Street 2012 single work novel ; Mateship with Birds 2012 single work novel -
Fiction
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 4 - 5 February 2012; (p. 22)
— Review of Currawalli Street 2012 single work novel -
[Review] Currawalli Street
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 338 2012; (p. 42)
— Review of Currawalli Street 2012 single work novel -
Fiction
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 18 February 2012; (p. 30)
— Review of Currawalli Street 2012 single work novel -
In the Shadow of Times Past
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 February 2012; (p. 23, 25)
- Melbourne, Victoria,
- 1900-1999