Set in the 1950s on the fringe of a country town, this is a thought-provoking and emotionally powerful snapshot of a Koori family which dramatises the struggle for decent housing, meaningful education, jobs and community acceptance.
Charlie's Rainbow
โ Scribed by Victoria Sue
- Publisher
- CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 138 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Eventually being diagnosed with reactive attachment disorder as a child, difficult didnt even begin to describe the nightmare of Charlies life. Escaping the drug-induced limbo he existed in and running from his alcoholic mother and despotic grandfather, he finally finds some peace and a home on Rainbow Key.
Noah is also running, even if he doesnt realize it, and the guilt he feels over his brothers suicide chases him no matter where he goes. When he meets and falls for Charlie, he finally thinks he might have the chance to make a home and a future with the adorable man, except he doesnt realize that the secret that Charlie is hiding is the one thing that he fears the most.
And not even a chance of mending their future can heal the scars of Charlies past.
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