What Came BetweenSet against the backdrop of the 1989 earthquake that shook Newcastle, Australia, this gripping novel reveals another set of intangible but powerful fault linesÑthose that exist in the relationships of three couples who reside in adjoining terraces on Laman Street. Revealing the potential they have to change each otherÕs lives irreparably, this tale follows these six characters as they struggle to discover new ways of negotiating marriage and infidelity, careers and unemployment, and friendship and loss. Beginning with their hard-earned knowledge of how to survive one day at a time, this narrative then touches on the protagonists a decade later, when they realize how to live as if each night were their last. Written in spare prose, this chronicle takes ordinary lives and transforms them into something both familiar and extraordinary, creating a compelling portrait of contemporary living. |
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User Review - maggieball - LibraryThingThere’s a delicate and quiet power in Patrick Cullen’s stories. As the title suggests, What Came Between focuses on the ten years between the 1989 Newcastle Earthquake and the Newcastle BHP Steelwork ... Read full review
What Came Between
User Review - Thorpe-Bowker and Contributors - Books+PublishingThe theme of emotional fracture is kicked off as a married couple return home to Newcastle in 1989, just one day after the earthquake has shaken the city. We're gradually introduced to a group of ... Read full review
Bibliographic information
| Title | What Came Between |
| Author | Patrick Cullen |
| Publisher | Scribe Publications, 2009 |
| ISBN | 1921372885, 9781921372889 |
| Length | 181 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / General |
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