Head for the hills
Stringer, Tricia, 1956-2024
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Margot and her sister Roslyn have lived side by side in a little town in the Adelaide Hills most of their lives, supporting each other through thick and thin. Then their neighbour Gunter dies. Surprisingly, his will asks that his house and vineyard be sold and that Roslyn donate the money to a charity of her choice. When a developer wants to buy the land and create a hotel just over Margot's fence, Margot is outraged and decides to stand for Mayor and fight the development. But Roslyn feels differently. Her awareness of family violence and homelessness is sparked by the arrival in town of a young pregnant woman, who is escaping abuse and sleeping in her car. Determined to do some good, Roslyn supports the sale. Suddenly the sisters are on opposite sides of the fence, literally and figuratively. As the row heats up, their local community is divided between those pro-development and those against, and battle lines are drawn. As vandalism erupts, bitter words are hurled, and pots are stirred. Will the town - and the sisters - ever recover their community spirit?
Main title:
Head for the hills / by Tricia Stringer.
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Imprint:
Gadigal Country ; Sydney, N.S.W. : Fiction HQ, 2024.©2024.
Collation:
443 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes Book Club questions.Sister against sister, a community divided -- will the town ever be the same again?-- on cover.
ISBN:
9781867247746 (paperback)
Language:
English
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BRN:
501507
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