I wouldn’t consider this a novel, more a novella.
A dark tale of young woman eager to escape to a better life, without truly understanding what she is escaping from. Set at the turn of the century until the late 60’s early 70’s?
On her return to her childhood home when she is in her 70’s and falling ill to pneumonia she reminisces on what has passed.
A restrictive marriage and blame for lack of children, falling pregnant on a cruise when she decides to leave for London following her husband’s request for divorce. An illegal and difficult abortion. She does find success as a dressmaker, but never again love or a relationship.
On her return to Qld she finds out that her old friend went mad and killed her children with an ax and gassed herself. The one child who got away is the doctor who treats her pneumonia.
One would think that after such a traumatic experience he would have moved away.
Is this book based on true events? I find it hard to believe a mother would butcher her children with an ax? If not then I feel a little ripped off that I have wasted my time reading the lifetime account of a fictional character.
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