Elizabeth, The Shearer's Wife - Mcburnie, Mazi
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The novel is set in an outback town in NSW Australia during the period from 1952 until 1976. The story is about the challenges which are faced by two families in a time when gossip was rife in small towns. The main character is Elizabeth who goes to great lengths to protect her family by keeping a deep dark secret. Disclosure could mean the end of family life as she knows it. This period of time finds women at home and men as breadwinners. Illegitimacy and adultery were frowned upon. There is a murder, a bad accident, and a suicide as two families.

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Produktbeschreibung
The novel is set in an outback town in NSW Australia during the period from 1952 until 1976. The story is about the challenges which are faced by two families in a time when gossip was rife in small towns. The main character is Elizabeth who goes to great lengths to protect her family by keeping a deep dark secret. Disclosure could mean the end of family life as she knows it. This period of time finds women at home and men as breadwinners. Illegitimacy and adultery were frowned upon. There is a murder, a bad accident, and a suicide as two families.
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.