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May 30, 2023
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Quirky love story set in 19th century England and Australia. Oscar Hopkins is an unworldly English clergyman with a fear of water, Lucinda Leplastrier is an Australian heiress with a glassworks in Sydney, and they share a passion for gambling. Their relationship is beset by misogyny, religious hypocrisy, scheming adventurers and their own misunderstandings of each other.
This was a really clever and complex book which parallels the making of Australia with a rich and powerful narrative, and highl ...more
This was a really clever and complex book which parallels the making of Australia with a rich and powerful narrative, and highl ...more
A solid read about two lonely people who find each other through a vice that they share.
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