In 1944 Emily Dean is dispatched from Melbourne to stay with her fatherâs relatives in rural Victoria. At the family property of Mount Prospect, Grandmother is determined to keep up standards despite the war, while Emilyâs young aunt â the beautiful, fearless Lydia â refuses to befriend her. Feeling lonely and isolated, Emily canât wait to go home.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nBut things start to improve when she encounters Claudio, the Italian prisoner of war employed as a farm labourer. And become more interesting still when her uncle William returns home wounded. Heâs rude, traumatised and mostly drunk, yet a passion for literature soon draws them together.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nA delightfully wry novel about desire, deceit and self-discovery.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nâA rich evocation of an era and a beautiful insight into the process of emerging from childhood into womanhood. Such a great read!â âMargaret Pomeranz\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nâA resonant and engaging story â illuminating and subtly compelling.â âRosalie Ham\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nâThis uplifting story of transformation should resonate with readers who like coming-of-age stories.â â\u003ci\u003eBooks Publishing\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nâFunny and poignant and wise, itâs a tale of self-discovery and emotional intricacy, full of brilliantly written, complex women.â â\u003ci\u003eThe Sydney Morning Herald\u003c/i\u003e
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