Beneath the Wild Fig Tree - Preston, Fiona
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So many secrets. So many lies. On a Bass Strait island, across Hobart, Sydney and Adelaide, a family drama unfolds. A decision must be made - to forgive or to nurture a grudge. A traveller obsessed with the ocean. A conflicted archaeologist. A girl who thinks parents should never be trusted. Beneath the Wild Fig Tree interweaves 1984 and the year 2000 into a vibrant story about coming of age, betrayal and self-discovery, grief and happiness, and the luminosity of the natural world. 'An engrossing and vivid novel brimming with compassion for nature.' - Anna Iltnere, The Sea Library Magazine.…mehr

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So many secrets. So many lies. On a Bass Strait island, across Hobart, Sydney and Adelaide, a family drama unfolds. A decision must be made - to forgive or to nurture a grudge. A traveller obsessed with the ocean. A conflicted archaeologist. A girl who thinks parents should never be trusted. Beneath the Wild Fig Tree interweaves 1984 and the year 2000 into a vibrant story about coming of age, betrayal and self-discovery, grief and happiness, and the luminosity of the natural world. 'An engrossing and vivid novel brimming with compassion for nature.' - Anna Iltnere, The Sea Library Magazine. 'In my 20+ years as an editor, I've rarely seen such talent from a new writer.' Jessica Perini, Senior Editor, Sydney
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Fiona Preston was born in South Africa but has spent most of her life in Australia, specifically in Tasmania, where this novel was substantially written. She has also lived in the Kimberley, Western Australia and in New South Wales. She currently lives in a small community with her husband and an energetic dog. She has blogged about exploring coastlines and has been published in local publications. She has worked as a cook in an exploration camp on a remote Australian cattle station, as a bookseller, librarian and as a counsellor and in her spare time enjoys anything and everything to do with coastlines and the sea.