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Hay, Ashley.
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Widows -- Fiction.
Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction.
Nineteen forties -- Fiction.
Australia -- Fiction.
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Hay, Ashley.
Widows -- Fiction.
Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction.
Nineteen forties -- Fiction.
Australia -- Fiction.
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The railwayman's wife : a novel / Ashley
Hay
.
by
Hay
, Ashley.
Atria Books, 2016.
Call #:
FICTION
HAY
Subjects
Widows --
Fiction
.
Loss (Psychology) --
Fiction
.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) --
Fiction
.
Nineteen forties --
Fiction
.
Australia --
Fiction
.
ISBN:
9781501112171
1501112171
Edition:
1st Atria hardcover ed.
Description:
269 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
"Originally published in 2013 in Australia by Allen & Unwin."--T.p. verso.
Summary:
"In 1948, in the strange, silent aftermath of war, in a town overlooking the vast, blue ocean, Anikka Lachlan has all she ever wanted--until a random act transforms her into another postwar widow, destined to raise her daughter on her own. Awash in grief, she looks for answers in the pages of her favorite books and tries to learn the most difficult lesson of all: how to go on living. A local poet, Roy McKinnon, experiences a different type of loss. How could his most powerful work come out of the brutal chaos of war, and why is he now struggling to regain his words and his purpose in peacetime? His childhood friend Dr. Frank Draper also seeks to reclaim his pre-war life but is haunted by his failure to help those who needed him most--the survivors of the Nazi concentration camps. Then one day, on the mantle of her sitting room, Ani finds a poem. She knows neither where it came from, nor who its author is. But she has her suspicions. An unexpected and poignant love triangle emerges, between Ani, the poem, and the poet--whoever he may be. Written in clear, shining prose, The Railwayman’s Wife explores the power of beginnings and endings--and how difficult it can be to tell them apart. It is an exploration of life, loss, and what comes after, of connection and separation, longing and acceptance, and an unadulterated celebration of love that will break your heart open."--From publisher.
Genre:
Love stories.
Historical
fiction
.
Psychological
fiction
.
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