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Restless Dolly Maunder
- Narrated by: Federay Holmes
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
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Publisher's Summary
A DAILY MAIL NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2023
LONGLISTED FOR BEST FICTION IN THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS AUSTRALIA 2024
Born into the sweat and drudgery of a New South Wales sheep farm at the end of the 19th century, Dolly Maunder is different to her siblings. She will not endure the small, servile existence of a wife. Dolly, bright, ambitious and stubborn, dreams of a different fate, of building something that she truly owns.
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'Vivid and memorable . . . [Kate Grenville] offers us the ambivalence and complex textures of experience without losing the rhythm and pace of realist fiction' (SARAH MOSS)
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- Kerry Muir
- 30-04-2024
An Authentic story of Australia
I loved Kate Grenville’s authentic story of the place of real women in Australia in the 20th century. Highly recommended.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-05-2024
Unremarkable yet extraordinary story
What an amazing story capturing a ‘woman’s lot’ at the turn of the century. A beautifully written book very thoughtfully narrated.
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