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The transit of Venus  Cover Image Book Book

The transit of Venus / Shirley Hazzard ; introduction by Lauren Groff.

Hazzard, Shirley, 1931-2016 (author.). Groff, Lauren, (writer of introduction.).

Summary:

"The Transit of Venus tells the story of two orphan sisters, Caroline and Grace Bell, as they leave Australia to start a new life in postwar England. What happens to these young women--seduction and abandonment, marriage and widowhood, love and betrayal--becomes as moving and wonderful and yet as predestined as the transits of the planets themselves"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780143135654
  • ISBN: 0143135651
  • Physical Description: xxi, 355 pages ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2021.
Subject: Sisters > Fiction.
Australians > England > Fiction.
Australians > United States > Fiction.
Australians.
Sisters.
England.
United States.
Genre: Domestic fiction.
Fiction.
Domestic fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at La Conner Swinomish Library District. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at La Conner Regional Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
La Conner Regional Library FIC HAZZARD 112125 FICTION Available -

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