A room made of leaves: a novel
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Published:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia : Text Publishing Company, 2020.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
322 pages ; 25 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781922330024, 1922330027, 9781922330024, 1922330027, 9781922458025

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"It is 1788. Twenty-one-year-old Elizabeth is hungry for life but, as the ward of a Devon clergyman, knows she has few prospects. When proud, scarred soldier John Macarthur promises her the earth one midsummer's night, she believes him. But Elizabeth soon realises she has made a terrible mistake. Her new husband is reckless, tormented, driven by some dark rage at the world. He tells her he is to take up a position as Lieutenant in a New South Wales penal colony and she has no choice but to go. Sailing for six months to the far side of the globe with a child growing inside her, she arrives to find Sydney Town a brutal, dusty, hungry place of makeshift shelters, failing crops, scheming and rumours. All her life she has learned to be obliging, to fold herself up small. Now, in the vast landscapes of an unknown continent, Elizabeth has to discover a strength she never imagined, and passions she could never express. Inspired by the real life of a remarkable woman, this is an extraordinarily rich, beautifully wrought novel of resilience, courage and the mystery of human desire"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation (style guide)

Grenville, K. (2020). A room made of leaves: a novel. Text Publishing Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Grenville, Kate, 1950-. 2020. A Room Made of Leaves: A Novel. Text Publishing Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Grenville, Kate, 1950-, A Room Made of Leaves: A Novel. Text Publishing Company, 2020.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Grenville, Kate. A Room Made of Leaves: A Novel. Text Publishing Company, 2020.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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