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The Lightkeeper´s Wife
Karen Viggers
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Description for The Lightkeeper´s Wife
Paperback. Elderly and in poor health, Mary has lived in Hobart a long time. But when a letter is delivered to her house by someone she hoped never to see again, she knows she must return to Bruny Island to live out her last days with only her regrets and memories for company. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 363.
Elderly and in poor health, Mary has lived in Hobart a long time. But when a letter is delivered to her house by someone she hoped never to see again, she knows she must return to Bruny Island to live out her last days with only her regrets and memories for company. Years before, her husband was the lighthouse keeper on Bruny and she raised her family on the windswept island, until terrible circumstances forced them back to civilisation. Now, the secret that has haunted her for decades threatens to break free and she ... Read more
Elderly and in poor health, Mary has lived in Hobart a long time. But when a letter is delivered to her house by someone she hoped never to see again, she knows she must return to Bruny Island to live out her last days with only her regrets and memories for company. Years before, her husband was the lighthouse keeper on Bruny and she raised her family on the windswept island, until terrible circumstances forced them back to civilisation. Now, the secret that has haunted her for decades threatens to break free and she ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Allen & Unwin Australia
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
St Leonards, Australia
ISBN
9781743310397
SKU
V9781743310397
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-36
About Karen Viggers
Karen Viggers was born in Melbourne, Australia, and grew up in the Dandenong Ranges riding horses and writing stories. She studied Veterinary Science at Melbourne University, and then worked in mixed animal practice for seven years before completing a PhD at the Australian National University, Canberra, in wildlife health. Since then she has worked on a wide range of Australian ... Read more
Reviews for The Lightkeeper´s Wife
Karen Viggers sets the scene in a family dynamic filled with regret, loss and love. Poetic in its treatment, it's a novel of parallels and, ultimately, hope.
Australian Women's Weekly
This is an engrossing, often moving but never mawkish read.
Adelaide Advertiser
This is a poignant and beautiful work from a promising Australian author.
Australian ... Read more
Australian Women's Weekly
This is an engrossing, often moving but never mawkish read.
Adelaide Advertiser
This is a poignant and beautiful work from a promising Australian author.
Australian ... Read more