Set in Australia in the 1840s, A Fringe of Leaves combines dramatic action with a finely distilled moral vision.
Returning home to England from Van Diemen's land, the Bristol Maid is shipwrecked on the Queensland coast and Mrs Roxburgh is taken prisoner by a tribe of Australian Aboriginals, along with the rest of the passengers and crew. In the course of her escape, she is torn by conflicting loyalties - to her dead husband, to her rescuer, to her own and to her adoptive class.
By:
Patrick White Imprint: Vintage Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 195mm,
Width: 126mm,
Spine: 26mm
Weight: 282g ISBN:9781864711486 ISBN 10: 1864711485 Publication Date:01 April 2010 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
