TY - BOOK AU - Green,Sophie TI - The Bellbird River Country Choir SN - 9780733647710 U1 - A823.4 23 PY - 2022/// CY - Sydney, NSW PB - Hachette Australia KW - Self-actualization (Psychology) KW - Fiction KW - Self-actualization (Psychology) in women KW - Small cities KW - New South Wales KW - Country life KW - Life change events KW - Friendship KW - Choirs (Music) KW - Australian fiction KW - Domestic fiction KW - lcgft N2 - Bellbird River, 1998: Teacher and single mum Alex is newly arrived in the small NSW country town of Belllbird River after escaping the city in search of a change of pace and the chance to reconnect with her young daughter. Across town, well-known matriarch Victoria and her globe-trotting, opera-singing cousin Gabrielle find themselves at a crossroads in their personal and professional lives, while local baker Janine and newcomer to the district Debbie are each secretly dealing with the consequences of painful pasts. With its dusty streets, lone pub and iron-lace verandahs, Bellbird River could just be a pit stop on the road to somewhere else. But their town holds some secrets and surprises - and it has a heart: the Bellbird River choir. Amid the melodies and camaraderie of the choir, each of the women will find the courage to leave the past behind. And together, they'll discover that friends are much closer to home than they'd ever realised ER -