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Intro; Parallel Lives; About the Author; About the Book; Dedication; Copyright Information; Acknowledgement; Chapter 1; 1970; Chapter 2; 1945; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; 1970; Chapter 5; 1945; Chapter 6; 1970; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; 1945; Chapter 9; 1970; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; 1946; Chapter 13; 1970; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; 1971; Chapter 17; 1973; Chapter 18; 1974; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Chapter 23; 1949; Chapter 24; 1981; Chapter 25; Chapter 26; Chapter 27; Chapter 28; Chapter 29; Chapter 30; Chapter 31; Chapter 32; Chapter 33; Chapter 34;Two young women face similar challenges in creating meaningful lives for themselves. Yet mother and daughter, embedded in different cultures and times, are influenced to make decisions that draw them apart. Delyth, in 1945 Wales, faces the return of a husband damaged by war. After a successful career in his absence, she puts aside her own needs to care for him, something that has its own challenges. Her daughter, Natalie, also affected by the behaviour of her father, starts university in Sydney in 1970, determined to find her own direction and be free of him. However, away from home, the New Age values of self-actualisation and free love, as well as the Vietnam War, have a major impact on her life. Despite her efforts to be independent and to follow her dream to help the unfortunate in foreign countries, Natalie discovers she remains tied to her parents. Both women struggle to fill a void within until something happens to change everything.
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction
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