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'We all have secret lives. And we are all pretty good at keeping them secret.

'With simplicity and great beauty, Currawalli Street reveals the echoes between past and present through the story of one ordinary street and its families, from the pre-war innocence of early 1914 to the painful and grim consequences of the Vietnam War.

'In 1914, Thomas, the young rector, questions his faith and falls in love; his sister Janet, a dutiful spinster, hides a surprising secret; and their neighbour, Rose, is burdened with visions of the coming hell. In 1972, Jim, a soldier fresh from Vietnam, returns home to Currawalli Street to find that death has a way of seeping in everywhere; Patrick, looked after by his elderly wife, Mary, can't relinquish his former identity; and always there is the boy up in the tree, watching them all and keeping note.

'In only three short generations, working horses and wagons are lost to cars, wood-fired ovens are replaced with electric stoves, and the lessons learned at such cost in the Great War seem forgotten. But despite all the changes, the essential human things remain: there will always be families and friends reaching out for connection; people will always have secrets to keep hidden from view; and desire and love are as inevitable as war and violence.

'Deep, rich and satisfying, Currawalli Street links families and neighbours, their lovers and friends, in a powerful and moving dance through time.' (From the publisher's website.)

Notes

  • Dedication: For June Morgan

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2012 .
      person or book cover
      Courtesy of Allen and Unwin
      Extent: 297p.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date: February 2012.
      ISBN: 9781742377100

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Works about this Work

Lives, Loves and Lusts in a Road That Bridges Two Eras Dorothy Johnston , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24-25 March 2012; (p. 30-31)

— Review of Currawalli Street Christopher Morgan , 2012 single work novel
Fiction Cameron Woodhead , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 18 February 2012; (p. 30)

— Review of Currawalli Street Christopher Morgan , 2012 single work novel
[Review] Currawalli Street Carol Middleton , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 338 2012; (p. 42)

— Review of Currawalli Street Christopher Morgan , 2012 single work novel
Fiction Sue Bond , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 4 - 5 February 2012; (p. 22)

— Review of Currawalli Street Christopher Morgan , 2012 single work novel
In the Shadow of Times Past Diane Stubbings , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 February 2012; (p. 23, 25)
[Review] Currawalli Street Katie Horner , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , Summer 2011/12 vol. 91 no. 6 2011; (p. 32)

— Review of Currawalli Street Christopher Morgan , 2012 single work novel
In Search of Things Past Peter Pierce , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4-5 February 2012; (p. 24-25)

— Review of Currawalli Street Christopher Morgan , 2012 single work novel ; Mateship with Birds Carrie Tiffany , 2012 single work novel
Fiction Sue Bond , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 4 - 5 February 2012; (p. 22)

— Review of Currawalli Street Christopher Morgan , 2012 single work novel
[Review] Currawalli Street Carol Middleton , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 338 2012; (p. 42)

— Review of Currawalli Street Christopher Morgan , 2012 single work novel
Fiction Cameron Woodhead , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 18 February 2012; (p. 30)

— Review of Currawalli Street Christopher Morgan , 2012 single work novel
In the Shadow of Times Past Diane Stubbings , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 February 2012; (p. 23, 25)
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