Curious Intimacy
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5.0 • 3 Ratings
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
In the 1870s two remarkable women meet in a remote country town in Western Australia. Ingrid is hundreds of miles from home, trying to distance herself from a broken heart after her lover was forced to marry. Ellyn is a young woman living in stark isolation and driven close to madness by the death of her baby daughter. Ellyn's husband is away indefinitely, and she's had no word from him.
When the two women meet, they forge a bond that grows ever deeper. But can their intimacy find acceptance in their conventional world?
Customer Reviews
A Curious Intimacy
A female botanist on a field trip in the Australian hinterland meets and falls in love with a lonely woman living on a property in a morally secluded community. The bushland setting is described with unusually detailed observations that capture the place and its limitations both physical and emotional. The character of the grazier's wife is complex and drawn with depth and sensitivity. The young botanist narrates the story almost in awe of experiences that are new to her and she is unable to predict what will happen. What does happen is a surprise ending that is as fulfilling as it is unexpected.
This book is the debut novel of a writer who uses words deftly and precisely to share unique experiences. Female love is made understandable and attractive for both female and male readers, of all ages.