A breed of women / Fiona Kidman.

Novel.

"Harriet Wallace is a survivor who learns that a price must be paid for probing too far beneath the surface of life. This is the story of Harriet's journey towards self-awareness. From her early childhood in rural New Zealand, she is aware that she does not belong, that the attitudes of people with whom she comes in contact do not chime with her own. As an adolescent searching for a wider world, she becomes involved with the rock'n'roll and football scenes in a country town. Her marriage to a young Maori teaches her the dangers of flouting small-town conventions. Remarrying, she learns to play the game of suburban adultery. But Harriet is a person who must take risks. In the city, she becomes established as a writer and television personality. Her rediscovery of friendship with Leonie Tregear and her relationship with Michael Yopung foce her to realise that, in taking risks, she has both won and lost. ..."--Back cover.