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A Woody Creek Novel #1
Pearl in a Cage
On a balmy midsummer's evening in 1923, a young woman – foreign, dishevelled and heavily pregnant – is found unconscious just off the railway tracks in the tiny logging community of Woody Creek.
The town midwife, Gertrude Foote, is roused from her bed when the woman is brought to her door. Try as she might, Gertrude is unable to save her, but the baby lives.
When no relatives come forth to claim the infant, Gertrude's daughter Amber – who has recently lost a son in childbirth – and her husband Norman take the child in. In the ensuing weeks, Norman becomes convinced that God has sent the baby to their door, and in an act of reckless compassion and lonely desperation, he names the baby Jennifer and registers her in place of his son.
Loved by some but scorned by more, including her stepmother and sister, Jenny survives her childhood and grows into an exquisite and talented young woman. But who were her parents?
The town midwife, Gertrude Foote, is roused from her bed when the woman is brought to her door. Try as she might, Gertrude is unable to save her, but the baby lives.
When no relatives come forth to claim the infant, Gertrude's daughter Amber – who has recently lost a son in childbirth – and her husband Norman take the child in. In the ensuing weeks, Norman becomes convinced that God has sent the baby to their door, and in an act of reckless compassion and lonely desperation, he names the baby Jennifer and registers her in place of his son.
Loved by some but scorned by more, including her stepmother and sister, Jenny survives her childhood and grows into an exquisite and talented young woman. But who were her parents?
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First published January 1, 2009
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Joy Dettman
22 books163 followersJoy Dettman was born in country Victoria and spent her early years in towns on either side of the Murray River. She is an award-winning writer of short stories, the complete collection of which, Diamonds in the Mud, was published in 2007, as well as the highly acclaimed novels Mallawindy, Jacaranda Blue, Goose Girl, Yesterday's Dust, The Seventh Day, Henry's Daughter, One Sunday, Pearl in a Cage, Thorn on the Rose, Moth to the Flame and Wind in the Wires. Ripples on a Pond is Joy's fifth novel in her Woody Creek series.
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May 30, 2024
EXCERPT: One dog barking will set off the rest. The Bryants had five. Their chorus raised Lonnie and four of the five relatives.
Until their dying days, those four would relate the tale of their night spent as guests of Lonnie and Nancy Bryant. The beds were old, the facilities archaic, the food heavy, the water rationed, and when Bessie found her way out of the rabbit warren of passages to ask if someone could please shut those dogs up, she found her hostess cutting an infant's cord, with a kitchen knife - on the kitchen table.
ABOUT 'PEARL IN A CAGE': On a balmy midsummer's evening in 1923, a young woman – foreign, dishevelled and heavily pregnant – is found unconscious just off the railway tracks in the tiny logging community of Woody Creek.
The town midwife, Gertrude Foote, is roused from her bed when the woman is brought to her door. Try as she might, Gertrude is unable to save her, but the baby lives.
When no relatives come forth to claim the infant, Gertrude's daughter Amber – who has recently lost a son in childbirth – and her husband Norman take the child in. In the ensuing weeks, Norman becomes convinced that God has sent the baby to their door, and in an act of reckless compassion and lonely desperation, he names the baby Jennifer and registers her in place of his son.
Loved by some but scorned by more, including her stepmother and sister, Jenny survives her childhood and grows into an exquisite and talented young woman. But who were her parents?
MY THOUGHTS: Don't judge this book by its cover. This is not a historical romance. It is a harsh, gritty, yet beautifully written tale of the early life of a young woman of unknown parentage in a small Victorian town comprised of a store, a pub, a post office, a police station, a rail station and 3 timber mills. It is a town of the great divide - the wealthy are filthy rich, the poor dirt poor.
Pearl in a Cage spans the time between the two wars. It covers the great depression and its ongoing effects. The writing is raw, brutal and harsh, as was the era. Dreams were cheap, and dreams were all some people had.
Gertrude Foote is a central character. She is the town midwife, a position she fell into rather than being trained for. She lives in a dirt floored shack out of town. She takes in life's waifs and strays and has no prejudices when it comes to color. She has one daughter, estranged. The mentally unstable Amber married unwisely to get away from the life her mother lived, and for a house and the china tea set that came with it. A disaster waiting to happen, and a disaster it is.
The characters are strongly written, the story heartbreaking. I felt all the emotions reading Pearl in a Cage (the title is explained in the book) from pleasure and joy to disgust and horror to heartbreaking sorrow. Joy Dettman doesn't hold back.
This isn't my first book by this author. I had read the Mallawindy series and Jacaranda Blue in my pre-Goodreads days thanks to the recommendation of the librarian in the small coalmining town of Blackwater, Queensland. But I had kind of let this author slip away after a move to New Zealand, and it wasn't until I came across a couple of her books in a charity shop one day (sincere thanks to whomever donated them - they won't be making the return journey) that I recalled my love for this author's writing.
Pearl in a Cage is the first book in a series of seven and I now have all of them to read.
⭐⭐⭐⭐.2
#PearlinaCage #JoyDettman
THE AUTHOR: Joy Dettman was born in country Victoria and spent her early years in towns on either side of the Murray River. She sees herself as a wife, mother and grandmother, who steals time from her family to satisfy her obsessive need to write.
Joy was not always a wife, mother and grandmother. She can recall her early obsession with newspaper cartoons. They were her picture books. A newspaper shoutline allowed her to break the code of reading prior to entering a school room, thus addicting her for life to the printed word.
Woody Creek originated as a novel, in the singular, but its characters too long buried, would not be contained. It has grown into a series of seven.
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Until their dying days, those four would relate the tale of their night spent as guests of Lonnie and Nancy Bryant. The beds were old, the facilities archaic, the food heavy, the water rationed, and when Bessie found her way out of the rabbit warren of passages to ask if someone could please shut those dogs up, she found her hostess cutting an infant's cord, with a kitchen knife - on the kitchen table.
ABOUT 'PEARL IN A CAGE': On a balmy midsummer's evening in 1923, a young woman – foreign, dishevelled and heavily pregnant – is found unconscious just off the railway tracks in the tiny logging community of Woody Creek.
The town midwife, Gertrude Foote, is roused from her bed when the woman is brought to her door. Try as she might, Gertrude is unable to save her, but the baby lives.
When no relatives come forth to claim the infant, Gertrude's daughter Amber – who has recently lost a son in childbirth – and her husband Norman take the child in. In the ensuing weeks, Norman becomes convinced that God has sent the baby to their door, and in an act of reckless compassion and lonely desperation, he names the baby Jennifer and registers her in place of his son.
Loved by some but scorned by more, including her stepmother and sister, Jenny survives her childhood and grows into an exquisite and talented young woman. But who were her parents?
MY THOUGHTS: Don't judge this book by its cover. This is not a historical romance. It is a harsh, gritty, yet beautifully written tale of the early life of a young woman of unknown parentage in a small Victorian town comprised of a store, a pub, a post office, a police station, a rail station and 3 timber mills. It is a town of the great divide - the wealthy are filthy rich, the poor dirt poor.
Pearl in a Cage spans the time between the two wars. It covers the great depression and its ongoing effects. The writing is raw, brutal and harsh, as was the era. Dreams were cheap, and dreams were all some people had.
Gertrude Foote is a central character. She is the town midwife, a position she fell into rather than being trained for. She lives in a dirt floored shack out of town. She takes in life's waifs and strays and has no prejudices when it comes to color. She has one daughter, estranged. The mentally unstable Amber married unwisely to get away from the life her mother lived, and for a house and the china tea set that came with it. A disaster waiting to happen, and a disaster it is.
The characters are strongly written, the story heartbreaking. I felt all the emotions reading Pearl in a Cage (the title is explained in the book) from pleasure and joy to disgust and horror to heartbreaking sorrow. Joy Dettman doesn't hold back.
This isn't my first book by this author. I had read the Mallawindy series and Jacaranda Blue in my pre-Goodreads days thanks to the recommendation of the librarian in the small coalmining town of Blackwater, Queensland. But I had kind of let this author slip away after a move to New Zealand, and it wasn't until I came across a couple of her books in a charity shop one day (sincere thanks to whomever donated them - they won't be making the return journey) that I recalled my love for this author's writing.
Pearl in a Cage is the first book in a series of seven and I now have all of them to read.
⭐⭐⭐⭐.2
#PearlinaCage #JoyDettman
THE AUTHOR: Joy Dettman was born in country Victoria and spent her early years in towns on either side of the Murray River. She sees herself as a wife, mother and grandmother, who steals time from her family to satisfy her obsessive need to write.
Joy was not always a wife, mother and grandmother. She can recall her early obsession with newspaper cartoons. They were her picture books. A newspaper shoutline allowed her to break the code of reading prior to entering a school room, thus addicting her for life to the printed word.
Woody Creek originated as a novel, in the singular, but its characters too long buried, would not be contained. It has grown into a series of seven.
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February 1, 2017
This book follows the lives of the residents of Woody Creek, a fictional small rural town in Victoria, Australia, from 1923 until the late 30s.
It mostly focuses on Gertrude, the town midwife who lives on the outskirts and her family who live in town. Namely, her daughter Amber, son in law Norman and their children Cecilia and Jennifer. The latter who, as the book synopsis tells you, they adopted from an unknown mother.
I quite liked the descriptions of country life in Australia in this time period, and I thought the writing was very good with a cast of interesting characters. I just got very frustrated with the book because almost all of the characters are quite unlikeable and the treatment of Jennifer just becomes all a bit much. I mostly listened to the audio, but with about 80% done I had to pick up the ebook just so that I could get to the end faster - I found it just too difficult to listen to some of the abuse (most of which is psychological).
The discomfort I felt with the book is why I won't be continuing the series. I just really want nothing more to do with Amber, Norman, and most of the residents for Woody Creek and I wish them all the best for the next five books.
It mostly focuses on Gertrude, the town midwife who lives on the outskirts and her family who live in town. Namely, her daughter Amber, son in law Norman and their children Cecilia and Jennifer. The latter who, as the book synopsis tells you, they adopted from an unknown mother.
I quite liked the descriptions of country life in Australia in this time period, and I thought the writing was very good with a cast of interesting characters. I just got very frustrated with the book because almost all of the characters are quite unlikeable and the treatment of Jennifer just becomes all a bit much. I mostly listened to the audio, but with about 80% done I had to pick up the ebook just so that I could get to the end faster - I found it just too difficult to listen to some of the abuse (most of which is psychological).
The discomfort I felt with the book is why I won't be continuing the series. I just really want nothing more to do with Amber, Norman, and most of the residents for Woody Creek and I wish them all the best for the next five books.
August 29, 2011
Oh wow. This was such a surprise. I never thought this would be the best book I'd read all year, but it HAS been. Couldn't put it down. Such a knockout story, and so beautifully told. This is a very fine weepie. Joy Dettman suffers from the curse of spectacular commercial success, I think. I'm ashamed to admit that this was the reason I had unaccountably avoided her. More fool me. 'Pearl in a Cage' poops on just about every other novel I've read this year, for the simple reason that it engages so immediately, without employing any showy tricks, but wholly through strength of character and situation. Sublime. I compare this with the least engaging book I've (attempted) to read this year - the 2010 Booker Prize winner. My only quibble with 'Pearl in a Cage' was the ending, which felt a tad, well, unsatisfying, despite the nice full-circle quality it has with the use of trains to bookend the story. But I'm an A Grade idiot. Only discovered today that there are two other books in this series, which continue the lives of these indelible Woody Creek characters. Thank God! I wasn't remotely ready to leave them behind. Highly recommended.
May 20, 2013
I highly recommend listening to this story on audiobook; the reader does an excellent job of conveying the personalities of the characters.
I was riveted to the story and hope to get hold of the sequel in order to learn the the outcomes of the unanswered questions in this book.
The plot lines are richly described and interwoven and I enjoyed the great writing and character development. However, it was sometimes difficult to continue reading simply due to the never-ending abuse Jenny was subjected to.
If I have any other criticism it would be how completely unlikeable Cecilia and Amber are. The first chapter led me to believe that I might empathize more with these two characters when they narrated their own perspectives, but this was not the case. I didn't feel as strongly that the evil twins should have redeeming qualities to lend them more credence.
Overall, it's beautifully written and a fascinating exploration of Depression-era Australia, despite it's heart-wrenching tone.
I was riveted to the story and hope to get hold of the sequel in order to learn the the outcomes of the unanswered questions in this book.
The plot lines are richly described and interwoven and I enjoyed the great writing and character development. However, it was sometimes difficult to continue reading simply due to the never-ending abuse Jenny was subjected to.
If I have any other criticism it would be how completely unlikeable Cecilia and Amber are. The first chapter led me to believe that I might empathize more with these two characters when they narrated their own perspectives, but this was not the case. I didn't feel as strongly that the evil twins should have redeeming qualities to lend them more credence.
Overall, it's beautifully written and a fascinating exploration of Depression-era Australia, despite it's heart-wrenching tone.
September 25, 2022
Wonderfully written and told.
A sad story of horrible dysfunction, secrets, hates. It's hard to find a sunny moment in these pages, yet the story of this town's people, centring on the Morrison family, is gripping.
To say more would be to take away from the reader's experience. A dysfunctional family saga, set in a small Australian town in the 1930s. Well written and laid out.
This is the first of 7 volumes. I'd like to continue the story if I can find the other books.
A sad story of horrible dysfunction, secrets, hates. It's hard to find a sunny moment in these pages, yet the story of this town's people, centring on the Morrison family, is gripping.
To say more would be to take away from the reader's experience. A dysfunctional family saga, set in a small Australian town in the 1930s. Well written and laid out.
This is the first of 7 volumes. I'd like to continue the story if I can find the other books.
November 13, 2014
I really persisted with this book. But I just could not keep going. I made it through 340 of 576 pages. I wanted to love it, especially given that it was Book 1 in a series of 6. But there were too many characters & just not enough happening. I just didn't really care what happened to anyone. I wasn't connected to them. And like another reviewer has said, I felt like I was hovering over the characters, rather than immersed in their world.
January 10, 2017
The start of the best Australian book series I've ever read. I'd advise that you have all the books in the series before starting as you'll want - scratch that - NEED, to keep reading. So, so good! I wish I had never read them so I could be reading them all again for the first time.
June 30, 2021
How I loved this novel!
I've just discovered that it's the first in a whole series. I'm beyond pleased. I've already borrowed the 2nd one from the library, so now I have to track down the others. :)
I've just discovered that it's the first in a whole series. I'm beyond pleased. I've already borrowed the 2nd one from the library, so now I have to track down the others. :)
June 30, 2020
There are a few books you encounter throughout your life that will leave a big impact in your mind, and PEARL IN A CAGE was such a book for me. Words cannot do it justice when I say that I lived every emotion in its pages! And two days after finishing the story, I am still consumed by aspects of the book that have affected me deeply.
I am grateful to have discovered Joy Dettman’s great writing through stumbling across ONE SUNDAY on my library’s website, because I am sure that I would never otherwise have picked up a book with the strange title PEARL IN A CAGE. Even the cover design suggested a historical romance with a beautiful tragic heroine to me, which just goes to show that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover (or its title), because it was anything but. Instead, the story follows the growing up of a young girl who is found as a newborn baby next to the body of her nameless mother. Due to a twist of fate, the very same night another young mother loses her newborn and, grief stricken, snatches the orphaned infant to her breast, an act that will have lasting consequences for the baby, the family and the whole town.
Dettman has a wonderful way of bringing her characters to life, and an uncanny eye for detail. With a rich, colourful cast she evokes 1920’s and 1930’s small town Australia, and the story took on an almost cinematic quality as its pictures played out in my mind. I’m not sure how she does it, but I felt that I had a good insight into each and every one of Woody Creek’s residents, as my heart ached for young Jenny Morrison. I felt sorrow, I felt joy, I felt almost murderous rage and a sense of dread so powerful that it made my heart race and my mouth dry. The story was ALIVE.
I must say that Dettman’s books can scare you more than the most terrifying thriller! Evil comes in many guises. It may take the shape of Archie Foote as he robs his young wife of her baby. Or in the form of a young woman, crazed by guilt, whose hatred will see her do terrible things to an innocent child. Or it may be in the shape of an old man, whose long white beard reminds the town’s children of Santa Claus. Or in the shape of misbehaved twins. Evil comes in many guises, and how I trembled and feared them all! It’s lucky that the reader can take a breather in Gertrude’s kitchen, where it’s safe to venture, because Gertrude will always look after anyone in need.
Oh how my heart is still so full of these characters! I am so glad that this is a series and I can keep reading to learn more about the people of Woody Creek. What an absolute gem of a book!
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I am grateful to have discovered Joy Dettman’s great writing through stumbling across ONE SUNDAY on my library’s website, because I am sure that I would never otherwise have picked up a book with the strange title PEARL IN A CAGE. Even the cover design suggested a historical romance with a beautiful tragic heroine to me, which just goes to show that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover (or its title), because it was anything but. Instead, the story follows the growing up of a young girl who is found as a newborn baby next to the body of her nameless mother. Due to a twist of fate, the very same night another young mother loses her newborn and, grief stricken, snatches the orphaned infant to her breast, an act that will have lasting consequences for the baby, the family and the whole town.
Dettman has a wonderful way of bringing her characters to life, and an uncanny eye for detail. With a rich, colourful cast she evokes 1920’s and 1930’s small town Australia, and the story took on an almost cinematic quality as its pictures played out in my mind. I’m not sure how she does it, but I felt that I had a good insight into each and every one of Woody Creek’s residents, as my heart ached for young Jenny Morrison. I felt sorrow, I felt joy, I felt almost murderous rage and a sense of dread so powerful that it made my heart race and my mouth dry. The story was ALIVE.
I must say that Dettman’s books can scare you more than the most terrifying thriller! Evil comes in many guises. It may take the shape of Archie Foote as he robs his young wife of her baby. Or in the form of a young woman, crazed by guilt, whose hatred will see her do terrible things to an innocent child. Or it may be in the shape of an old man, whose long white beard reminds the town’s children of Santa Claus. Or in the shape of misbehaved twins. Evil comes in many guises, and how I trembled and feared them all! It’s lucky that the reader can take a breather in Gertrude’s kitchen, where it’s safe to venture, because Gertrude will always look after anyone in need.
Oh how my heart is still so full of these characters! I am so glad that this is a series and I can keep reading to learn more about the people of Woody Creek. What an absolute gem of a book!
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August 18, 2021
This is a genuine Australian family saga, complete with secrets and twists. It will really draw you in and you will feel enraged over the mistreatment of some characters at the hands of others, such as young Jennifer Morrison being abused and neglected by her mother Amber. Her father Norman is a pathetic character who could do more to step in and make her path through life a lot smoother. Her sister Cecelia is a demon, and spoilt brat who you want to throttle. Thankfully her grandmother Gertrude is always there when needed. The characters are very well illustrated and you can picture the dusty regional township as it was back in the 1930's.
Very well written and engrossing, I can't wait to read the second installment to see how Jenny's life unfolds. This first installment ends with you feeling her life is on a downward spiral, due to circumstances outside her control.
Very well written and engrossing, I can't wait to read the second installment to see how Jenny's life unfolds. This first installment ends with you feeling her life is on a downward spiral, due to circumstances outside her control.
January 27, 2010
I Learned that a miserable life will stay a miserable life. This book got worse in sorrow as it read. No happy beginning or ending, I was waiting for turn of events but the turn just circled into misery
January 10, 2015
Pluses: Beautifully descriptive insight into small village life in Australia in the early years. Rich characterisation.
Minuses: A cast of thousands it seemed. Long winded and unnecessary descriptions of what I felt to be minor characters. Found myself skimming large sections due to boredom.
Minuses: A cast of thousands it seemed. Long winded and unnecessary descriptions of what I felt to be minor characters. Found myself skimming large sections due to boredom.
July 22, 2018
I don’t normally write reviews but I just had to for this book. It was amazing, I couldn’t put it down. Loved the era, that it was set in an Australian country town and the characters and their personalities. So well written. Loved it.
February 24, 2025
A little confusing at the start but the developing storyline has made me intrigued and excited for the rest of the series
June 14, 2020
I found this book a little long winded and heavy going. In essence given it’s the first book of the Woody Creek series it could have been shorter and more concise. However now that I’ve finished it I’m eager to learn more about the main character Jenny her development into an adult.
June 14, 2017
At first I wasn't sure sounded a little gossipy but then when I got further into it I really enjoyed it and liked the era and the Australian setting. I was eager to read onto the next in the series.
June 18, 2019
Genre:Australian historical fiction, very much enjoyed it. Couldn’t wait to see how the story continues. Felt somewhat let down by the ending and it felt somewhat unfinished. Was glad to find out that this is the first book in that story line. If you enjoy epic family sagas than this is the right book for you.
October 25, 2017
Not a bad book. Didn’t like many of the characters in the story. Not sure if I would read the others in this series
December 5, 2013
This is a story set in a small country town in Victoria, Australia, in the early 1900s. As such it appealed to me in an historical sense. Sadly, I almost gave up on the book a few times. I found it had too many characters for me to keep track of, too many side stories that interrupted the main story; most of them tragic. No doubt in a small country town there are many interesting characters with fascinating stories, but in a novel I found it overwhelming. I also found the POV very difficult. It was mainly in a universal POV which left me feeling I was hovering above the story rather than experiencing life through the characters eyes - even the main characters. However, in spite of all that, I was intrigued by the central characters; a middle aged woman and a baby born in tragic circumstances whose lives become entwined. I couldn't put it down until I found out what happened as the child grew up. This is not a light-hearted story by any means and in parts is almost unbearably tragic. Even the ending brings only a little relief to the sadness of the story, though it does offer some hope. Certainly not for the faint hearted.
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February 5, 2015DNF - I hate doing that but I had to. I was loathe to pick the book up because no matter how well written, or how lovely some of the descriptions were, I didn't care what happened to the characters. I got halfway and I don't really know where it's going and I don't really care at all. Too many other books to read.
February 10, 2010
This book would be one of my most loathed reads. I hated it all the way through, and was so annoyed with the end I threw the book. I felt it was a waste of my time getting to know all the characters, not to mention trying to keep up with the all over the place writing.
February 18, 2017
Dumped it. No idea why the waitlist to read it. Listened to the first half a dozen chapters and found it very annoying. Too many characters straight up and they are all unlikeable. It's like a story about a town of hillbillies, don't bother
October 31, 2012
Hated it!!
January 23, 2014
This was a slow burner of a book, for me it seemed to loose its way. I won't be reading any more of this authors books.
November 27, 2015
The narration is wonderful. A fantastic Aussie historical tale.
October 24, 2021
Didn’t finish it, skipped to the end. Too many characters and not enough happening.
November 6, 2017
This was a story! I found this old fashioned, charming, even though it seems like the wrong word given some of the plot, however the characters were rich, intense, with a small town atmosphere. The story was complex, lots of different story lines, lots of different characters. There was a strong streak of abuse that runs through one of the major plot lines, that one of the main characters Jenny has to endure, from a number of sources. However it was engaging, easy to follow, and gave a real sense of pre-war, depression era country town Australia. If you are looking for an easy, yet enjoyable read I’d highly recommend. I also listened on audio so it brought a greater dimension to the characters. The ending was a little confusing - but I think there are others in the series so an opening for another book!
November 30, 2021
Well I have finished reading this book that I thought 'was okay', but really in turned out to be interesting and yes, fascinating as I wanted to find out what happens in the end! Woody Creek, a small country town not far (just a train ride) from Melbourne, Australia, in the 1920s. A mixture of a lot of vices and misguided virtues; country folk that just about live in each other's pockets... Gertrude, Amber, Norman, Sissy and baby Jennifer - all these lives are affected by the actions of one man, Gertrude's philandering ex-husband. Two decades of raw emotion, deaths, marriages and babies, lots of babies, white and Abo... The author, spins this Ozzy yarn well that gets you hooked with the trials and tribulations of the towns folk, joyous in their achievements and sad, angry in their cruel twists of maddening minds ... yep this story was more than okay!
May 19, 2018
Phew! A big story within a big book 569 pages. It was hard going at times, with all the different characters. Some you love some you hate. But, this is what makes a good story, getting to know the characters and their strengths and weakness. Ms Dettman writes of the injustices of that time before women had a voice and their only recourses. A sad tale in many ways, but one that kept me reading hoping justice would be served. Not sure it was though. 🤔
August 15, 2021
Although the story line in the story may b very true of outback Australia in Victoria at that time I found the story left me in a turmoil of emotions. It was depressing that the good people didn't get rewarded and the nasty people seemed to. It was easy to see the acceptance of a behaviour when we are young until we "wake up". Jennifer is just the innocent pawn in all this story it was well written However to me quite depressing no one was a winner !!
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