Just one wish / Rachael Johns.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Sydney, NSW : HQ Fiction, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First Australian paperback editionDescription: 445 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781489261519Subject(s): Conflict of generations | Family secrets | Female friendship | Life change events | Mothers and daughters | Women | Family secrets -- Fiction | Australian fiction | Domestic fiction | Family secrets - Fiction | Ocean travel -- Fiction | Journalists -- Fiction | Conflict of generations -- Fiction | Life change events -- Fiction | Female friendship -- Fiction | Women -- Fiction | Intergenerational relations -- Fiction | Families -- Fiction | Grandparent and child -- Fiction | Mothers and daughters -- FictionGenre/Form: Road fiction. | Domestic fiction. | Fiction. | Australian fiction. | Road fiction. | Australian fiction | Domestic fiction. | Australian fiction DDC classification: A823.4 Summary: Alice has always been a trailblazer as a scientist, activist and mother. She knew her choices would involve sacrifices, but now, on the eve of her eightieth birthday, she's beginning to wonder if she's sacrificed too much. Alice's daughter, Sappho, rebelled against her unconventional upbringing, choosing to marry young and embrace life as a homemaker, but her status as a domestic goddess has recently taken a surprising turn. Ged has always been the peacemaker between her grandmother and mother. A tenacious journalist, she knows what she wants in life and love, yet when everything in her world starts falling apart, she begins to question whether she really knows anyone at all. At a crossroads in each of their lives, Alice, Sappho and Ged embark on a celebratory trip together, but instead of bringing them closer, the holiday sparks life-changing consequences and lifts the lid on a fifty-year-old secret. Can Ged rescue her family if their story is built on a betrayal?
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult fiction | F JOH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | al42000210617b |
"Three women. Three secrets. One life-changing journey"--Cover.
Alice has always been a trailblazer as a scientist, activist and mother. She knew her choices would involve sacrifices, but now, on the eve of her eightieth birthday, she's beginning to wonder if she's sacrificed too much. Alice's daughter, Sappho, rebelled against her unconventional upbringing, choosing to marry young and embrace life as a homemaker, but her status as a domestic goddess has recently taken a surprising turn. Ged has always been the peacemaker between her grandmother and mother. A tenacious journalist, she knows what she wants in life and love, yet when everything in her world starts falling apart, she begins to question whether she really knows anyone at all. At a crossroads in each of their lives, Alice, Sappho and Ged embark on a celebratory trip together, but instead of bringing them closer, the holiday sparks life-changing consequences and lifts the lid on a fifty-year-old secret. Can Ged rescue her family if their story is built on a betrayal?
There are no comments on this title.