Dear Mum,
When are you coming home? The whole district's saying you've run mad. You can't trust city folk, Mum, you're going to get into trouble there on your own. If you don't come home soon, I'll have to do something.
Cecil
1933. In the tiny outback town of Bittamilla, Winifred Peters buries her husband after decades of silent submission, surrounded by her ungrateful collection of grown-up children and their grasping partners.
On discovering a surprise inheritance, Winifred makes a sudden decision to flee the town, and when she encounters a young wife taking refuge from her abusive husband, the two women board a train to bustling Sydney.
The city brings unexpected adventures, new friends and the chance to finally find their voices. But when the past catches up with them, will they be able to hold on to their hard-won freedom?
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9781035427529
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