Leigh Swinbourne
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A rich cripple commissions a portraitist to create for her an ideal mate. A successful doctor confronts his past life in a deserted cottage. A young idealistic teacher is caught in a web of power in a decaying country town. In these gripping gothic tales, individuals' fears and fantasies come startlingly to life to confront them. A disturbing and original new voice in Australian writing.
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A young woman suddenly, confronts the life she walked away from. A loving husband must make a pact with the devil to keep his wife. A passionate collector must choose between a priceless work of art and a human life. Ten stories of individuals caught between worlds, forced to make stark, un palatable choices to survive.
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1983, and the hot issue of the environment has helped sweep the Hawke government into office. Evelyn Carter, a young idealistic zoologist, travels to Tasmania as part of a project to keep that heat turned up. Deep in the wilderness, alone, she is, confronted by an extraordinary event that will challenge both herself and her deep love of the natural world.