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French Sand

French Sand

Author(s): Catherine Broughton

Location(s): New Caledonia (Nouvelle-Calédonie)

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): 1960s

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The South Pacific island of New Caledonia is home to many ex-pats, to include Melanie, a young English woman who is suddenly – and totally inexplicably – abandoned by her husband. Based on a true story and set in the 1960s in the days of stiletto heels and the Beatles, the reasons for Melanie’s loss slowly unravel ….. This award-winning novel is aimed at women readers and is a page-turner you will want to recommend to your friends

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