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ollows the lives and loves of four women who share the same father A pair of twins, each pair having a different mother. Fathers first wife having died in childbirth.His second wife desires all the trappings of success but never comes close to the successful lives achieved by the sisters.
The four characters are a believable and cohesive group who are strongly supportive of each other. Yet each develops very distinctly separate characters. . The result is an enjoyable read that will entertain while at the same time it opens a door on the politicisation of hospitals before they became grouped under area health boards. A process that is now in reverse! It would be some decades since the author was a hospital employee, But she hasn't forgotten the experiences or people she encountered. McCullough evokes a strong sense of the people and the mores of that time. Her portrait of life for the average person through the depression, and the tragic losses sustained by many families is skillfully woven into her plot.
One other theme that is drawn on throughout the book. It is the robust pragmatism that Australians rely on to get the best out of whatever life and circumstance deliver to them.
The four characters are a believable and cohesive group who are strongly supportive of each other. Yet each develops very distinctly separate characters. . The result is an enjoyable read that will entertain while at the same time it opens a door on the politicisation of hospitals before they became grouped under area health boards. A process that is now in reverse! It would be some decades since the author was a hospital employee, But she hasn't forgotten the experiences or people she encountered. McCullough evokes a strong sense of the people and the mores of that time. Her portrait of life for the average person through the depression, and the tragic losses sustained by many families is skillfully woven into her plot.
One other theme that is drawn on throughout the book. It is the robust pragmatism that Australians rely on to get the best out of whatever life and circumstance deliver to them.
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