In this antic riff on Hawthorne's _Scarlet Letter_ , the Reverend Tom Marshfield, a latter-day Arthur Dimmesdale, is sent west from his Midwestern parish in sexual disgrace. At a desert retreat dedicated to rest, recreation, and spiritual renewal, this fortyish serial fornicator is required to keep
A Month of Sundays
โ Scribed by Liz Byrski
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan Australia
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- en-AU
- Weight
- 212 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- Blue Mountains (N.S.W.), New South Wales--Blue Mountains.
- ISBN
- 1760781282
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
For over ten years, Ros, Adele, Judy and Simone have been in an online book club, but they have never met face to face. Until now...
Determined to enjoy her imminent retirement, Adele invites her fellow bibliophiles to help her house-sit in the Blue Mountains. It's a tantalising opportunity to spend a month walking in the fresh air, napping by the fire and, of course, reading and talking about books.
But these aren't just any books: each member has been asked to choose a book which will teach the others more about her. And with each woman facing a crossroads in her life, it turns out there's a lot for them to learn, not just about their fellow book-clubbers, but also about themselves.
Liz Byrski has written a beautiful novel about the joy and comfort reading a good book can bring to us all.
PRAISE FOR LIZ BYRSKI
"Byrski...is by turns turbulent and tender. Her characters are portrayed as...warm, funny flawed heroes grappling with the cards destiny...
โฆ Subjects
New South Wales -- Blue Mountains
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