The Place on Dalhousie

Author(s): Melina Marchetta, Melina Marchetta

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'You look the type to break your father's heart.''Yeah, but he broke mine first.' When Rosie Gennaro first meets Jimmy Hailler, she has walked away from life in Sydney, leaving behind the place on Dalhousie that her father, Seb, painstakingly rebuilt for his family but never saw completed. Two years later, Rosie returns to the house and living there is Martha, whom Seb Gennaro married less than a year after the death of Rosie's mother. Martha is struggling to fulfill Seb's dream, while Rosie is coming to terms with new responsibilities. And so begins a stand-off between two women who refuse to move out of the home they both lay claim to. As the battle lines are drawn, Jimmy Hailler re-enters Rosie's life. Having always watched other families from the perimeters, he's now grappling, heartbreakingly, with forming one of his own . . . An unforgettable story about losing love and finding love; about the interconnectedness of lives and the true nature of belonging.


CONSTANT READER STAFF REVIEW: ANNA


With every new book Melina Marchetta writes, she is more and more firmly entrenched as my all-time favourite writer. Her prose is stunning in its simplicity, her characterisation exquisite, and her storytelling genius. This book is no exception, I loved it just as much as I expected! 


Melina’s writing is always superb, and she definitely doesn’t disappoint here. As always, the connections of family and old friends shine out of the page. The histories that exist between people and the nuances therein are a joy to read. ‘The Place on Dalhousie’ is an absolute delight, and I cannot recommend it highly enough!


 

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Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9781760893606
  • : Penguin Random House
  • : Penguin Books Ltd
  • : 0.21
  • : March 2020
  • : 1.8 Centimeters X 12.9 Centimeters X 19.7 Centimeters
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Melina Marchetta, Melina Marchetta
  • : Paperback
  • : 2003
  • : 288