Eve1972
Written on Mar 17, 2009
'Has our family got secrets?'
'Every family has, Gwenni. Big secrets, small secrets, silly secrets, bad things we want to hide . . . '
Young Gwenni Morgan has a gift. She can fly in her sleep. She's also fond of strawberry whip, detective stories and asking difficult questions. When a neighbour mysteriously vanishes, she resolves to uncover the secret of his disappearance and return him to his children.
She truthfully records what she sees and hears: but are her deductions correct? What is the real truth? And what will be the consequences - for...Read more
'Has our family got secrets?'
'Every family has, Gwenni. Big secrets, small secrets, silly secrets, bad things we want to hide . . . '
Young Gwenni Morgan has a gift. She can fly in her sleep. She's also fond of strawberry whip, detective stories and asking difficult questions. When a neighbour mysteriously vanishes, she resolves to uncover the secret of his disappearance and return him to his children.
She truthfully records what she sees and hears: but are her deductions correct? What is the real truth? And what will be the consequences - for Gwenni, her family and her community - of finding it out?
Gwenni Morgan is an unforgettable creation, and this portrait of life in a small Welsh town on the brink of change in the 1950s is enthralling, moving and utterly real. Mari Strachan's debut is a magical novel that will transport you to another time and place.
'Every family has, Gwenni. Big secrets, small secrets, silly secrets, bad things we want to hide . . . '
Young Gwenni Morgan has a gift. She can fly in her sleep. She's also fond of strawberry whip, detective stories and asking difficult questions. When a neighbour mysteriously vanishes, she resolves to uncover the secret of his disappearance and return him to his children.
She truthfully records what she sees and hears: but are her deductions correct? What is the real truth? And what will be the consequences - for Gwenni, her family and her community - of finding it out?
Gwenni Morgan is an unforgettable creation, and this portrait of life in a small Welsh town on the brink of change in the 1950s is enthralling, moving and utterly real. Mari Strachan's debut is a magical novel that will transport you to another time and place.
- ISBN10 1921834048
- ISBN13 9781921834042
- Publish Date 30 March 2009 (first published 5 March 2009)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 8 April 2021
- Publish Country AU
- Imprint Text Publishing
- Edition New edition
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 304
- Language English
- URL http://textpublishing.com.au/books-and-authors/book/the-earth-hums-in-b-flat/
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