A Fraction of the Whole |
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Author:
| Toltz, Steve |
ISBN: | 978-0-241-01529-2 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2008 |
Publisher: | Penguin Random House
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Imprint: | Hamish Hamilton |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Meet the Deans.
'The fact is, the whole of Australia despises my father more than any other man, just as they adore my uncle more than any other man. I might as well set the story straight about both of them.'
Heroes or criminals? Crackpots of visionaries? Relatives or enemies?
It's a simple family story...
From the New South Wales bush to bohemian Paris, from sports fields to strip clubs, from the jungles of Thailand to a leaky boat in...
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Meet the Deans.
'The fact is, the whole of Australia despises my father more than any other man, just as they adore my uncle more than any other man. I might as well set the story straight about both of them.'
Heroes or criminals?
Crackpots of visionaries?
Relatives or enemies?
It's a simple family story...
From the New South Wales bush to bohemian Paris, from sports fields to strip clubs, from the jungles of Thailand to a leaky boat in the Pacific, A Fraction of the Wholefollows the Deans on their freewheeling, scathingly funny and finally deepy moving quest to leave their mark on the world.
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