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Two rural families - the Pickles and the Lambs - flee to the city after separate catastrophes. They find themselves sharing a great, breathing, shuddering joint called Cloudstreet, where they begin their lives again from scratch - and for twenty years, they roister and rankle, laugh and curse until the roof over their heads becomes a home for their hearts. Tim Winton?s funny, sprawling saga is an epic novel of love and acceptance. It is a celebration of people, places and rhythms of life that...
Two rural families - the Pickles and the Lambs - flee to the city after separate catastrophes. They find themselves sharing a great, breathing, shuddering joint called Cloudstreet, where they begin their lives again from scratch - and for twenty years, they roister and rankle, laugh and curse until the roof over their heads becomes a home for their hearts.
Tim Winton?s funny, sprawling saga is an epic novel of love and acceptance. It is a celebration of people, places and rhythms of life that has become one of Australia?s favourite novels. Книга «Cloudstreet» автора Тим Уинтон оценена посетителями КнигоГид, и её читательский рейтинг составил 8 из 10.
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- Серия: Penguin Australian Classics
- ISBN (EAN): 9,78014E+12
- Языки: Английский
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- Год написания: 2014
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