In the Tasmanian highlands, Ruby Rose lives with her husband Henry (a trapper) and their adopted son, Gem. Superstitious and anxious, Ruby paints the walls of her house white to keep away the darkness, but still wakes in terror each night. To learn the secret that keeps her terrified and trapped, she must venture down to the valley, to her father's house and her grandmother.
'We were just starting on our prawn crackers. There was John, a student friend, Ian, now my husband and then boyfriend, and me.' (Publication abstract)
'We were just starting on our prawn crackers. There was John, a student friend, Ian, now my husband and then boyfriend, and me.' (Publication abstract)