Meet Me at Lennons by Melanie Myers
Brand: University of Queensland Press
Product Description
A sweeping multilayered novel that amplifies the voices of women who entertained US troops in Brisbane during World War II. Olivia Wells is struggling with her university studies her relationship with her father and her love life. Throwing herself into her thesis research she stumbles across details of a young woman found murdered on the banks of the river in wartime Brisbane. Suddenly her studies and her personal life become much more interesting. The River Girl murder leads Olivia into the world of 1940s Brisbane a world of ration books and penny candy of nylons and lunches at Lennons but also a city where tensions between Australian soldiers and the American GIs who were stationed there regularly erupted into jealousy and violence. The deeper Olivia investigates the more she learns about the dangers women faced back then while also realising how little has changed. And then of course theres the situation with her own boyfriend to address. Can Olivia solve the River Girl murder and get her own life back on track show more
Condition : New
Author : Melanie Myers
Weight : 424
Publisher : University Of Queensland Press
Language : English
EAN : 9780702262616
ISBN10 : 0702262617
Format : Paperback Softback
Date of Publication : 20190806
Place of Publication : Australia
Pagination : 1 Pages
Dimensions : 226 X 152 X 24