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Ruby and Cat's friendship was forged on an English dockside over sixty years ago when, both fearful, they boarded a ship bound for Australia. It was a friendship that was supposed to last a lifetime but when news of Cat's death reaches Ruby back in London, it comes after a painful estrangement.
Declan has also drifted away from Cat, but he is forced back to his aunt's lavender farm, Benson's Reach, when he learns that he and Ruby are co-beneficiaries.
As these two very different people come together in Margaret River they must learn to trust each other and to deal with the staff and guests. Can the legacy of Benson's Reach triumph over the hurt of the past? Or is Cat's duty-laden legacy simply too much for Ruby and Declan to keep alive?
About the Author
Liz Byrski was born and brought up in England and has lived in Western Australia since 1981. She is the author of a number of non-fiction books, and has worked as a staff and freelance journalist, a broadcaster with ABC Radio and an adviser to a minister in the WA Government. Liz now lectures in professional writing at Curtin University. She is also the author of Gang of Four, Food, Sex and Money, Belly Dancing for Beginners, Trip of a Lifetime, Bad Behaviour and Last Chance Cafe. Her essay on ageing, Getting on: Some Thoughts on Ageing, an adaptation of her PhD, is available from Momentum.
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As an ageing person over 50
I found this story interesting and giving permission for feeling older and having changing needs and ideas
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Only just started this novel, but it appears to be in the same style as others by Liz Byrski, where she is introducing the characters chapter by chapter and will be giving info. bit by bit about each. It has mentioned areas of WA that I am familiar with, which I like. I love her writing and am looking forward to reading this over the holiday period.
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for entertainment
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I was there with the strangers, a well written book, with lots of plots, I didn't want it to end, I have read all of Liz Bryski books and would say that this is the best from the start to the end which was not what I was expecting but extremely delighted, can't wait for the next book.
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n this engaging character driven novel, author Liz Byrski draws together a group of very different people after the death of Catherine Benson, the proprietress of a lavender farm and holiday park, Benson's Reach. A complex web of old and new connections are examined to reveal an intricate tangle of friendship, love, betrayal and loss amongst strangers, friends and family. Heartfelt, poignant and perceptive In the Company of Strangers is a wonderful novel. Though I have enjoyed her previous books, this is perhaps my favourite by Liz Byrski and I look forward to the next.
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If you haven't read one of Liz Byrski's books then I suggest you do. A brilliant writer who deserves more accolades. Not to be missed.
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ISBN: 9781742611297
ISBN-10: 174261129X
Audience:
General
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 432
Published: 1st September 2012
Dimensions (cm): 23.3 x 15.4
x 3.2
Weight (kg): 0.54
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