Down in the City |
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| Author:
| Harrower, Elizabeth |
| Read by:
| Rubenstein, Deidre |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4894-0743-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2017 |
| Publisher: | Bolinda Publishing Pty, Limited
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| Imprint: | Bolinda Audio |
| Book Format: | Audio disc |
| List Price: | AUD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Esther Prescott has seen little of life outside her wealthy family's Rose Bay mansion - until flashy Stan Peterson comes roaring up the drive in his huge American car and barges into her life. Within a fortnight they are living in his Kings Cross flat.Moody and erratic, proud of his well-bred wife yet bitterly resentful of her privilege, Stan is involved with his former girlfriend and a series of shady business deals. Esther, innocent and desperate to please him, must endure his...
More DescriptionEsther Prescott has seen little of life outside her wealthy family's Rose Bay mansion - until flashy Stan Peterson comes roaring up the drive in his huge American car and barges into her life. Within a fortnight they are living in his Kings Cross flat.Moody and erratic, proud of his well-bred wife yet bitterly resentful of her privilege, Stan is involved with his former girlfriend and a series of shady business deals. Esther, innocent and desperate to please him, must endure his controlling ways.This story of a troubled and obsessive marriage, set against the backdrop of postwar Sydney, is devastating. First published in 1957, Down in the City announced Elizabeth Harrower as a major Australian writer.