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A Fringe of Leaves by White, Patrick is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is A Fringe of Leaves about?
From the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature Set in Australia in the 1840s, A Fringe of Leaves combines dramatic action with a finely distilled moral vision. Returning home to England from Van Diemen's land, the Bristol Maid is shipwrecked on the Queensland coast and Mrs Roxburgh is taken prisoner by a tribe of Australian Aboriginals, along with the rest of the passengers and crew. In the course of her escape, she is torn by conflicting loyalties - to her dead husband, to her rescuer, to her own and to her adoptive class.
Who reads A Fringe of Leaves?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- White, Patrick
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Published
- 1993
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781742743707
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Contemporary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.66 / 5 (522 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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