On a Queensland farm in the aftermath of World War II, Harry Vance's dream becomes his daughter-in-law's nightmare. Reminiscent of Chekhov's landlocked characters, those whose lives are circumscribed by Harry and his farm, Rosewood, long for empowerment and freedom of choice. Volatile energies and unspoken desires simmer beneath the surface of the Vances' world, which crumbles under irresistible pressures, bequeathing a legacy that enters the psyche as heartbreaking landscapes and haunting dreamscapes.'...written in a poet's prose, dense with imagery and unexpected turns of language and thought...explores the implications of white settlement, the effect on an extended family of two world wars, changes in rural life and the gap between dreams and reality that can, if wide enough, wreck someone's life.' - Sydney Morning Herald
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