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Under the Influence
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Under the Influence by Jacqueline Lunn
Eve, now 34 and a concert cellist living in London, returns to an Australian country town for the funeral of her old school friend, Meg. As Eve and Sarah, also a school friend, face their friend Meg's death, they must also face the past and the secret the three women shared. Eve, Meg and Sarah met as boarders at Hetherington Girls' School in leafy Sydney. Eve's parents own a chemist in a mid-sized rural NSW town. She is thoughtful, talented and uncomplicated. Meg is the tomboy of the group, the only child of a sheep farmer from western NSW. Sarah's parents live in the city and she is a weekly boarder. Her parents are busy professionals. Sarah tries not to look out the window of the boarding house and see the red tiled roof of her home four kilometres away. Life changes for the girls when Rebecca Thornton arrives. Some bullies are created from the perfect storm: insecurity, intelligence, looks, a need for attention. Rebecca was born one. In Years Eight and Nine at Hetherington, Rebecca plays her psychological games with Eve. There are small hits and big ones. She draws Eve in, making Eve want to be her friend, and throws her away for everyone's amusement.
At 15, Rebecca and her family go overseas, Meg returns from her scholarship and the girls' lives appear to return to normal. But in their final year of school Rebecca returns. She befriends the girls, then begins her games again.
ISBN: 9781864710052 ISBN-10: 1864710055 Classification: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Format: Paperback (233mm x 156mm x 36mm) Pages: 400 Imprint: Vintage (Australia) Publisher: Random House Australia Publish Date: 1-Apr-2011 Country of Publication: Australia |
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Under the Influence by Jacqueline Lunn
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Under the Influence (2 Volume Set), Paperback (April 2011)
Eve Hardy is exactly where she wants to be in life. She is a successful concert cellist for the Royal Opera, living with her handsome partner in his London apartment. Everything is possible. Sarah lives in Sydney with her husband and two young children. She thrives on being the centre of their world. When the sudden death of their old school fri... » Have you read this book? We'd like to know what you think about it - write a review and you'll earn Boomerang Bucks loyalty dollars!
Jacqueline Lunn was born in Brisbane. She began her journalism career in Sydney and has worked as a feature writer and editor for THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, THE AUSTRALIAN and MARIE CLAIRE magazine. She has lived in London and New York and calls Sydney home, where she lives with her husband, three children and a dog. She is working on her second novel. |
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