| Author(s) |
Van Luyn, Ariella
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| Publication Date |
2016-07
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| Abstract |
<p>In 1920s Queensland, Lizzie O’Dea wants to get away from her dad and the memories of her mum that haunt her. At the races she meets attractive, war-scarred Joe and sees her chance to escape. But life with Joe isn’t what she dreamt it would be.</p>
<p>Finding herself on the fringes of society, Lizzie discovers a new sense of independence and sexuality, love and friendship. It’s a precarious life, though, always on the edge of collapse.</p>
<p>Two decades later, Lizzie is sick and worn out. Lying in a Brisbane lock hospital, she thinks about Joe, who’s been lost to her for many years. But she’s a survivor. There’s hope yet.</p>
Set between Brisbane and Townsville, and based on real events that the author uncovered from historical archives, <i>Treading Air</i> is the remarkably vivid tale of a young Australian working-class rebel who clashed with the expectations of her world.
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| Citation |
p. 1-284
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| ISBN |
9781925344011
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| Language |
en
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| Publisher |
Affirm Press
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| Title |
Treading Air
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| Type of document |
Original Creative Works - Textual Work
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| Entity Type |
Publication
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