This is a novel of small-town life. In Castletown, New Zealand, the stifling culture of ‘the correct way to behave’ crushes the unorthodox like a dead hand. Needless to say, just under the surface there is a tumult of rebellion. Which of the inhabitants of Castletown will escape, find self-expression, fulfill their dreams? Who is tormented by guilty secrets beneath a blanket of respectability? Who is murdering red-haired girls?The narrative is driven by the stories of three families: the snobbish, long-established lawyers; the eccentric impoverished aristocrats; and the Maoris who live outside the town. Each family is dominated by a stern patriarch, and once a week the patriarchs meet to play three-handed chess. Their children and grandchildren, meanwhile, begin to recognize that this structured, ordered world is rotten at its core …
语言 英语 ● 格式 EPUB ● 网页 272 ● ISBN 9781448190522 ● 出版者 Random House ● 发布时间 2013 ● 下载 6 时 ● 货币 EUR ● ID 5890681 ● 复制保护 Adobe DRM
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