Publication

2013 - Spinifex Press, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Victoria

Language

English

Word Count

43,250 words, Guess

Page Count

173 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivejunohannah0000flet
  • ISBN-101742198759
  • ISBN-139781742198750
  • OCLC Control Number850906198
  • Better World Books9781742198750
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Classifications

  • DDCNZ823.2
  • LCCPR9639.3.F563 J86 2013

Description

1920, deep in the New Zealand bush, a settlement of Christian fundamentalists live a life of austerity and isolation. It is a place where there is little space for compassion, particularly for the women who can never rid themselves of Eve's original sin. The elders rule over the women, children and young men, meting out punishments for transgressions as ordinary as self-reflection. Sisters Juno and Hannah have grown up in the community, but when a stranger washes up on the river bank and Hannah goes to his aid, she finds herself accused of necromancy. The girls flee but are quickly forced to accept help. Hannah, unsure who is friend or foe, finds herself dependent upon and attracted to the man into whose lips she breathed life.

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