The Resource Treading Air
Treading Air
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The item Treading Air represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item Treading Air represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- "In 1920s Queensland, Lizzie ODea wants to get away from her dad and the memories of her mum that haunt her. At the races she meets attractive, war-scarred Joe and sees her chance to escape. But life with Joe isnt what she dreamt it would be. Finding herself on the fringes of society, Lizzie discovers a new sense of independence and sexuality, love and friendship. Its a precarious life, though, always on the edge of collapse. Two decades later, Lizzie is sick and worn out. Lying in a Brisbane lock hospital, she thinks about Joe, whos been lost to her for many years. But shes a survivor. Theres hope yet. Set between Brisbane and Townsville, and based on real events that the author uncovered from historical archives, Treading Air is the remarkably vivid tale of a young Australian working-class rebel who clashed with the expectations of her world."
- Language
- eng
- Isbn
- 9781925344776
- Label
- Treading Air
- Title
- Treading Air
- Statement of responsibility
- Ariella Van Luyn
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In 1920s Queensland, Lizzie ODea wants to get away from her dad and the memories of her mum that haunt her. At the races she meets attractive, war-scarred Joe and sees her chance to escape. But life with Joe isnt what she dreamt it would be. Finding herself on the fringes of society, Lizzie discovers a new sense of independence and sexuality, love and friendship. Its a precarious life, though, always on the edge of collapse. Two decades later, Lizzie is sick and worn out. Lying in a Brisbane lock hospital, she thinks about Joe, whos been lost to her for many years. But shes a survivor. Theres hope yet. Set between Brisbane and Townsville, and based on real events that the author uncovered from historical archives, Treading Air is the remarkably vivid tale of a young Australian working-class rebel who clashed with the expectations of her world."
- Summary
- In 1920s Brisbane, Lizzie O'Dea wants to get away from her dad and the memories of her mum that haunt her. At the races, she meets attractive, war-scarred Joe. When he says that he wants to marry her and take her away to far-flung Townsville, Lizzie sees her chance to escape. But Lizzie soon falls through what she'd thought was a safety net. On the fringes of society, she discovers a new sense of independence and sexuality, love and friendship. It's a precarious life, though. Always on the edge of collapse, eventually it spins out of control. Two decades later, Lizzie is sick and worn out. Lying in a Brisbane lock hospital, she thinks about Joe, who's been lost to her for twenty years. But she's a survivor. There's hope yet.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10523388
- Cataloging source
- NOV
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Van Luyn, Ariella
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
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- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Women -- Queensland -- Fiction
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Treading Air
- Control code
- ODILO:034300001917
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
- Form of item
- electronic
- http://library.link/vocab/inputERC
- True
- Isbn
- 9781925344776
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Specific material designation
- optical disk
- Label
- Treading Air
- Control code
- ODILO:034300001917
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
- Form of item
- electronic
- http://library.link/vocab/inputERC
- True
- Isbn
- 9781925344776
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Specific material designation
- optical disk
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