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The opal desert / Di Morrissey.

Nā: Momo rauemi: TextTextKaiwhakaputa: Sydney, N.S.W. : Macmillan, 2011Whakaahuatanga: 406 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781250053251
  • 9781742611211
  • 9781742610351
  • 1742610358
Ngā marau: Genre/Form: Action note:
  • General
Summary: "Kerrie, in her 40s, has just lost her famous sculptor husband who had been the centre of her existence and for whom she "ade many sacrifices and she now finds her life has lost direction. Shirley, approaching 80, was betrayed by her lover many years before and has retreated from the world, becoming a recluse living in an underground dugout. Anna, 19, has a promising athletic career but is torn between the commitment to her sport which could carry her to the Olympics, or enjoying life like other young people. The friendship that develops between these three women, who meet in the strangely beautiful but desolate landscape of the opal fields, helps them resolve and come to terms with the next stage of their lives."-- Publisher description.
Ngā tūtohu mai i tēnei whare pukapuka: Kāore he tūtohu i tēnei whare pukapuka mō tēnei taitara. Takiuru ki te tāpiri tūtohu.
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"Kerrie, in her 40s, has just lost her famous sculptor husband who had been the centre of her existence and for whom she "ade many sacrifices and she now finds her life has lost direction. Shirley, approaching 80, was betrayed by her lover many years before and has retreated from the world, becoming a recluse living in an underground dugout. Anna, 19, has a promising athletic career but is torn between the commitment to her sport which could carry her to the Olympics, or enjoying life like other young people. The friendship that develops between these three women, who meet in the strangely beautiful but desolate landscape of the opal fields, helps them resolve and come to terms with the next stage of their lives."-- Publisher description.

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