- Title:
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The Catherine Wheel
- Written by:
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Elizabeth Harrower
- Read by:
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Deidre Rubenstein
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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10
- Duration:
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12 hours 16 minutes
- Published:
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January 28 2018
- Available Date:
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January 28 2018
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781489422071
- Genres:
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Fiction; Australian Fiction; Literary Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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Price
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A psychological mystery filled with droll humour, brilliant language and unforgettable characters.
Twenty-five-year-old Clemency James has moved from Sydney to a chilly bedsit on the other side of the world. During the day she studies for the bar by correspondence; in the evenings she gives French lessons to earn a meagre wage. When she meets Christian, a charismatic would-be actor, she can see he’s trouble– not least because he’s involved with an older woman who has children. She is drawn to him nonetheless: drawn into his world of unpayable debts and wild promises.
First published in 1960, The Catherine Wheel is Elizabeth Harrower’s third novel and the only one of her books not set in Australia. In it she turns her unflinching gaze on the grim realities of 1950s London, and the madness that can infect couples.
'Harrower's third novel evokes both Victorian melodrama and contemporary realism ... Rich and rewarding.'
Kirkus Reviews, starred
Harrower is one of those writers you can’t believe you’ve missed – but what a joy to discover her.’
The Daily Mail
'[Harrower] reveals an astonishing facility to reveal a world in a few brush strokes.’
The West Australian