Bigamy - Mcburnie, Mazi
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The novel opens with a woman dressed in all black, performing a vengeful act on her husband of fifteen years, whom she has just found out to have committed bigamy with a twenty-three-year-old woman in another part of Australia and has a child with her, leaving Mary to feed and bring up her seven children with little support and no money. The story moves through Marys life as she tackles poverty head-on and makes a living using her skills to make whisky. Her family is linked to a wealthy doctors family, and as the children grow and mature, their stories come into play. There is sadness, grief,…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
The novel opens with a woman dressed in all black, performing a vengeful act on her husband of fifteen years, whom she has just found out to have committed bigamy with a twenty-three-year-old woman in another part of Australia and has a child with her, leaving Mary to feed and bring up her seven children with little support and no money. The story moves through Marys life as she tackles poverty head-on and makes a living using her skills to make whisky. Her family is linked to a wealthy doctors family, and as the children grow and mature, their stories come into play. There is sadness, grief, hurt, and love in all its many forms, and there is forgiveness, gentleness, and respect. The novel draws on family history passed down through generations, although names have been changed. It is a story about family love and forgiveness, which many people will enjoy reading for pleasure.
Autorenporträt
Mazi lives in regional Victoria. She grew up in the little gold town of Gulgong then moved to Deniliquin when she was 12. There she met her husband of 56 years. Mazi started her career as a librarian and then at age 35, studied for a degree in social welfare. She worked in aged care for 30 as well as teaching social welfare at TAFE for 15 years. Mazi has 4 grandchildren and 2 daughters. She has a Maltese Shih Tzu dog Albert And two Birman cats William Morris and St Francis of Assisi.