Dark Palace [electronic resource]
Frank Moorhouse2011
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Winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award.
Five years have passed since Edith Campbell Berry's triumphant arrival at the
League of Nations in Geneva, determined to right the wrongs of the world. The
idealism of those early Grand Days has been eroded by a sense foreboding as the
world moves ever closer to another war. Edith's life too, has changed: her
marriage and her work are no longer the anchors in her life - she is restless,
unsure, feeling the weight of history upon her and her world.
As her certainties crumble, Edith is once again joined by Ambrose Westwood, her
old friend and lover. Their reunion is joyful, and her old anxiety about their
unconventional relationship is replaced by a feeling that all things are
possible - at least in her private life.
But World War II advances inexorably, and Edith, Ambrose and their fellow
officers must come to terms with the knowledge that their best efforts - and
those of the well-meaning world - are simply useless against...
Main title:
Dark Palace [electronic resource] / Frank Moorhouse
Author:
Frank Moorhouse, Author
Imprint:
Australia : Random House Australia, 2011
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (692 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781742752716
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
428090
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