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y separately published work icon Broken Fences single work   novel   thriller  
Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 Broken Fences
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'Clair lives in the leafy suburbs and has worked hard to create the perfect life for her husband and her two children and in her mind she is able to hold any threats at bay ... until a new family arrives in the area. The first time she sees Chelsea she has her pegged as a spoilt only child who has the potential to change the ordered calm that Clair has woven. But she has no idea exactly what events are about to unfold.

'A tragic accident that Clair interprets as something far more sinister proves to her that she was right to be strict with her children. But as she reacts to what is going on her children start to rebel. The tighter she reins them in, the less control she has.

'As she loses her grip on them and her ability to govern what happens to them she starts to lose her grasp on reality. Teetering on the edges of madness, Clair will do anything to protect her family ... and in so doing risks destroying all their lives.' (From the publisher's website.)

Notes

  • Dedication: To my children, Luka and Tiana, two of the wisest people I know.
  • Includes reading group notes (pp 269-281)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Hachette Australia , 2009 .
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      Extent: 294p.
      Reprinted: 2010 E-book
      Note/s:
      • Published September 1st 2009
      ISBN: 9780733622519 (pbk.), 9780733622519 (ebk)
    • London,
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      England,
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      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Orion ,
      2011 .
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      Extent: 280p.
      Note/s:
      • Published April 2009
      ISBN: 9781409121367

Works about this Work

In Short : Fiction Kerryn Goldsworthy , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26-27 September 2009; (p. 30)

— Review of Broken Fences Camilla Noli , 2009 single work novel ; Bad Behaviour Liz Byrski , 2009 single work novel
In Short : Fiction Kerryn Goldsworthy , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26-27 September 2009; (p. 30)

— Review of Broken Fences Camilla Noli , 2009 single work novel ; Bad Behaviour Liz Byrski , 2009 single work novel
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