DunedinPenguin Random House, 1992 - 341 lappuses Rich, vivid and dazzlingly funny, Shena Mackay's brilliant novel opens in 19th century New Zealand. Jack Mackenzie, the Presbyterian minister newly arrived from Scotland with his unhappy wife, enjoys the pleasures, botanical and carnal, that Dunedin offers. His expulsion from his naturalist's Eden has consequences he never dreams of. Decades later, in London, his grandchildren, middle-aged and with life evaporating before them, search for love. Olive, embittered and lonely, tries to find it with Terry, an ambitious young writer in flight from his aged parents' mobile home, and more dangerously, with a baby she snatches on a crowded tube train. Her brother William, desiccated with grief for the death of a former pupil, has abandoned his job as headmaster. There is also Jay Pascal, a young New Zealand vagrant of mysterious parentage, whose sad plight to find belonging sears the heart. |
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1.–3. rezultāts no 75.
29. lappuse
... face , being fed shortbread by the maids , decorous in their black dresses and white aprons . ' What on earth does he think he's at ? ' Jack demanded . ' What's going on here ? Explain yourself ! Have you forgotten you're in disgrace ...
... face , being fed shortbread by the maids , decorous in their black dresses and white aprons . ' What on earth does he think he's at ? ' Jack demanded . ' What's going on here ? Explain yourself ! Have you forgotten you're in disgrace ...
123. lappuse
... face and dashed at them with her hands , thinking herself under attack from red and yellow birds . ' Olive ! What are you doing here ? Why aren't you in the shop ? ' His face showed not a flicker of surprised pleasure . ' It's Wednesday ...
... face and dashed at them with her hands , thinking herself under attack from red and yellow birds . ' Olive ! What are you doing here ? Why aren't you in the shop ? ' His face showed not a flicker of surprised pleasure . ' It's Wednesday ...
136. lappuse
... face , I'm sure . You're far too selfish . ' Their plates were removed by somebody on kitchen duty . ' And that's another thing , folk here have bent over back- wards to create nice meals ; they take it seriously as part of sharing ...
... face , I'm sure . You're far too selfish . ' Their plates were removed by somebody on kitchen duty . ' And that's another thing , folk here have bent over back- wards to create nice meals ; they take it seriously as part of sharing ...
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arms Ashley asked Auntie baby Barrable bird bloody blue bottle Brockwell Park cane toads Chantal Charlene Cheryl coffee coloured Crystal Palace dark Doolally door dress Dunedin eyes face father feeling felt fingers flowers front garden girl glass grass green grey hair hand head heard heart Herne Hill house martins Jack Mackenzie Jeremy kitchen Kitty knew leaves legs Liam Lilian looked Louisa Madge Maori Michael Flannery minicab Miss Kettle morning mother mouth Myrtille never night Olive Olive's pink plastic Port Chalmers realised remembered Rosetta Rotorua round Sandy screaming shoes shortbread smell smile Snyder sorry stared stood tears Terry Turner Terry's There's things thought told took tree turned voice walked watching weeping fig What's William window woman Zealand