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Currawalli Street by Morgan, Christopher is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Currawalli Street about?

A beguiling celebration of the extraordinary in ordinary people's lives, this gently moving and beautifully written novel tells the stories of the people of one street, across the generations We all have secret lives. And we are all pretty good at keeping them secret. With simplicity and great beauty, this novel reveals the echoes between past and present through the story of one ordinary street and its families, from the prewar innocence of early 1914 to the painful and grim consequences of the Vietnam War. In 1914, Thomas, the young rector, questions his faith and falls in love; his sister Janet, a dutiful spinster, hides a surprising secret; and their neighbor, Rose, is burdened with visions of the coming hell. In 1972, Jim, a soldier fresh from Vietnam, returns home to Currawalli Street to find that death has a way of seeping in everywhere; Patrick, looked after by his elderly wife, Mary, can't relinquish his former identity; and always there is the boy...

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It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Morgan, Christopher
Publisher
Allen & Unwin Australia; Allen & Unwin
Published
2012
Language
EN
ISBN
9781742694405
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Rating
3.26 / 5 (109 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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