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Restless Dolly Maunder
- Narrated by: Federay Holmes
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
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Summary
A DAILY MAIL NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2023
LONGLISTED FOR BEST FICTION IN THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS AUSTRALIA 2024
Born into the sweat and drudgery of a New South Wales sheep farm at the end of the 19th century, Dolly Maunder is different to her siblings. She will not endure the small, servile existence of a wife. Dolly, bright, ambitious and stubborn, dreams of a different fate, of building something that she truly owns.
She will do whatever it takes to be the woman she deserves to be. Even with a husband and children, Dolly pushes the boundaries of what is ‘proper’ and what a wife and mother ought to do, as war spreads across Europe and the rules are forever changed. But every life has its limits. What happens when Dolly’s wanderlust finally risks taking her too far?
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'Vivid and memorable . . . [Kate Grenville] offers us the ambivalence and complex textures of experience without losing the rhythm and pace of realist fiction' (SARAH MOSS)
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- Anonymous User
- 04-05-24
The structure is everything
I was frustrated at the start but by the end everything about how it was written made sense and I thought it was amazing
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- probablybeth
- 27-04-24
The story of a strong woman in a difficult world
This is a great story based in truth, highly recommend I enjoyed listening to every minute, in fact I couldn’t wait for my next opportunity to continue this story.
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- Caroline
- 15-05-24
Interesting story but nothing new
This tells the story of one woman's life in Australia starting in the 1880s. It sets out the unfairnesses and frustrations of being a girl and woman in that generation. This is something we should bear in mind and be grateful for the freedom of choice many (though definitely not all) women have today. However, it didn't go beyond that, with no new insights or putting it in any wider context so it felt quite stale as similar histories have been told many times already. The narrator was really good.
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