We Are Family |
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Author:
| Lloyd, Josie Rees, Emlyn |
ISBN: | 978-0-434-01145-2 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2004 |
Publisher: | Penguin Random House
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Imprint: | Vintage |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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In August 1952, the village of Barton is engulfed by a vast unstoppable flood. Rachel Vale, a rebellious, unconventional sixteen-year-old, has disappeared into the night. Bill, her older embattled brother, has had a violent argument with Rachel's lover and has roared off into the darkness after her. Lauren Vae, their crippled mother sits alone as the water rises threatening to destroy their family home. Fifty years later, the tragic consequences of that night mean that Bill and Rachel...
More DescriptionIn August 1952, the village of Barton is engulfed by a vast unstoppable flood. Rachel Vale, a rebellious, unconventional sixteen-year-old, has disappeared into the night. Bill, her older embattled brother, has had a violent argument with Rachel's lover and has roared off into the darkness after her. Lauren Vae, their crippled mother sits alone as the water rises threatening to destroy their family home. Fifty years later, the tragic consequences of that night mean that Bill and Rachel haven't spoken since. But the strength of Bill's anger and Rachel's desperate need for reconciliation have an inescapable effect on their families as a succeeding generation begin to live and love, and the past and future intertwine with devastating results...