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Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 Currawong Manor
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'Currawongs appearing at the manor in vast numbers had come to portend one thing... death was on its way.

'When photographer Elizabeth Thorrington is invited to document the history of Currawong Manor for a book, she is keen to investigate a mystery from years before: the disappearance of her grandfather, the notorious artist Rupert Partridge, and the deaths of his wife, Doris, and daughter, Shalimar. For years, locals have speculated whether it was terrible tragedy or a double murder, but until now, the shocking truth of what happened at the Manor that day has remained a secret.

'Relocating to the manor, Elizabeth interviews Ginger Lawson, one of Rupert's life models from the forties, and Dolly Shaw, the daughter of the enigmatic 'dollmaker' who seems to have been protected over the years by the Partridge family. Elizabeth is sure the two women know what happened all those years ago, but neither will share their truths unconditionally. And in the surrounding Owlbone Woods, a haunting presence still lurks, waiting for the currawongs to gather...

'An evocative tale set in the spectacular Blue Mountains, Currawong Manor is a mystery of art, truth and the ripple effects of death and deception.' (Publication summary)

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Alternative title: Sturmtöchter : Roman
Language: German
    • Berlin,
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      Germany,
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      List ,
      2014 .
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      Extent: 414p.
      ISBN: 9783471350874

Works about this Work

Well Read Katharine England , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 21 June 2014; (p. 25)

— Review of The Strays Emily Bitto , 2014 single work novel ; Currawong Manor Josephine Pennicott , 2014 single work novel
Well Read Katharine England , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 21 June 2014; (p. 25)

— Review of The Strays Emily Bitto , 2014 single work novel ; Currawong Manor Josephine Pennicott , 2014 single work novel
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