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'Bittersweet is an enthralling tale of women - and of love.
'This is the story of two sets of twins, Edda and Grace, Tufts and Kitty, who struggle against all the restraints, prohibitions, laws and prejudices of 1920s Australia. Only the submissive yet steely Grace burns for marriage; the sleekly sophisticated Edda burns to be a doctor, the down-to-earth but courageous Tufts burns never to marry, and the too-beautiful, internally scarred Kitty burns for a love free from male ownership.
'Turbulent times, terrible torments, but the four magnificent Latimer sisters, each so different, love as women do: with tenderness as well as passion, and with hearts roomy enough to hold their men, their children, their careers and their sisters.' (Publisher's blurb)
Notes
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Dedication:
For Val and Alex Martinez
with
much love and many thanks
for all the kindness
through the long years
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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The Fiery Fascinator
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: Good Reading , October 2013; (p. 22-24) 'Warm, witty and sharp as a box of tacks, Colleen McCullough has an irrepressibly positive attitude toward life. She talks from her Norfolk Island home to Maureen Eppen about preferring money to literary acclaim, the grimness of life during the Depression as outlined in her new novel, and how beauty is not essential for a woman to fascinate a man.' (Publication abstract) -
[Review] Bittersweet
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 November vol. 2 November no. 2013; (p. 20)
— Review of Bittersweet 2013 single work novel -
Bittersweet
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 23-24 November 2013; (p. 29)
— Review of Bittersweet 2013 single work novel -
Satisfying Plot is Thickened With Gift of Gab
2013
single work
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26-27 October 2013; (p. 28-29) The Age , 26 October 2013; (p. 30) The Canberra Times , 26 October 2013; (p. 20)
— Review of Bittersweet 2013 single work novel -
Love in Its Many Dimentions
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19 October 2013; (p. 12) The Canberra Times , 20 October 2013; (p. 9)
— Review of Bittersweet 2013 single work novel
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Feisty Sisters Triumph in a Ripping Yarn
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5-6 October 2013; (p. 22)
— Review of Bittersweet 2013 single work novel -
Love in Its Many Dimentions
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19 October 2013; (p. 12) The Canberra Times , 20 October 2013; (p. 9)
— Review of Bittersweet 2013 single work novel -
Satisfying Plot is Thickened With Gift of Gab
2013
single work
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26-27 October 2013; (p. 28-29) The Age , 26 October 2013; (p. 30) The Canberra Times , 26 October 2013; (p. 20)
— Review of Bittersweet 2013 single work novel -
Bittersweet
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 23-24 November 2013; (p. 29)
— Review of Bittersweet 2013 single work novel -
[Review] Bittersweet
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 November vol. 2 November no. 2013; (p. 20)
— Review of Bittersweet 2013 single work novel -
A Return to the Thorny Question of Romance for Colleen McCullough
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 September 2013; The Age , 26 September 2013; The Sydney Morning Herald , 25 September 2013; -
Bored McCullough is Back Flirting with Romance Fiction
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27 September 2013; (p. 19) -
Ponting Returns for Huge Innings
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 September 2013; (p. 14) The Canberra Times , 28 September 2013; The Age , 28 September 2013 2013; -
Success a Thorn in Author's Side
2013
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column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 5 October 2013; (p. 3) -
Lion Among the Christians
2013
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 5 October 2013; (p. 12-15)
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