Bernie Molloy has returned to her home town in the outback after years of reckless living. Alone in her neglected bungalow, working in the roughest bar in town, she wrestles with the demons of her past - and prepares to turn forty. Then a threatening incident frightens her into taking lodgers and two very different men enter her life, to change it forever. Eddy Carpenter is a young drifter, a gentle, practical soul in touch with the spirit of the land, who won't speak of his past. John Roper is an awkward Englishman who came to Australia to follow his dream of being a pilot. Back home in Liverpool his grandmother Lily broods on the boy she raised alone, for it is she who holds the key to his character.
As Bernie, Eddy and John settle into an unlikely companionship, tensions and desires simmer in the unbearable heat, and events move to their shocking climax. Dealing with profound questions of identity this is a powerful, moving novel of love and loss, which ultimately celebrates the redemptive power of love.
Genre: General Fiction
As Bernie, Eddy and John settle into an unlikely companionship, tensions and desires simmer in the unbearable heat, and events move to their shocking climax. Dealing with profound questions of identity this is a powerful, moving novel of love and loss, which ultimately celebrates the redemptive power of love.
Genre: General Fiction
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