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Tirra Lirra by the River

Tirra Lirra by the River

Author(s): Jessica Anderson

Location(s): Brisbane, Sydney

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): 20th Century

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Life has become a series of escapes for Nora Porteous – from small-town family life: the hypocrisy of a mean-hearted husband and in-laws: and the suffocation of Suburbia. Nora endures with courage, intelligence and humour as, in this book, she looks back at her 70-odd years of life.

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