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'Every family has secrets that bind them together. A heart-rending story of a guesthouse keeper and his wife who attempt to start over, from devastatingly talented debut author Kali Napier.
'1932. Ernie and Lily Hass, and their daughter, Girlie, have lost almost everything in the Depression; all they have keeping their small family together are their secrets. Abandoning their failing wheat farm and small-town gossip, they make a new start on the west coast of Australia where they begin to build a summer guesthouse. But forming new alliances with the locals isn't easy.
'Into the Hasses' new life wanders Lily's shell-shocked brother, Tommy, after three harrowing years on the road following his incarceration. Tommy is seeking answers that will cut to the heart of who Ernie, Lily and Girlie really are.
'Inspired by the author's own family history, The Secrets at Ocean's Edge is a haunting, memorable and moving tale of one family's search for belonging.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Notes
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Dedication: To Ruby and Rory / so that you may always know where you come from.
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Author's note: At the time this novel was set, the present-day town of Dongara, in Western Australia, was Spelt 'Dongarra' and this is the spelling used throughout.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also dyslexic edition
- Also large print.
- Dongara, Dongara area, Dongara - Geraldton - Northampton area, Southwest Western Australia, Western Australia,
- 1932