![]() Edda begins a discreet affair with Jack, one of two heirs to the vast Burdum family fortune. Dreamy Grace, who’s obsessed with steam locomotives, marries fellow train enthusiast Bear. (Edda’s dream of medical school has been dashed, thanks to Maude.) This rambling, episodic tome follows the women into their 30s. ![]() Largely to escape Maude, the twins, upon reaching young womanhood, train as nurses at the local hospital. Stunning Kitty is her mother's favorite, which poisons Maude's relationship with all four girls. Edda and Grace are the progeny of the reverend’s first wife, who dies in childbirth Kitty and Heather, nicknamed Tufts, are born to Maude, his redoubtable second wife. In the fictional town of Corunda, New South Wales, two sets of twins are born to Anglican rector Thomas Latimer. ![]() ![]() Four sisters are McCullough’s avatars of women’s progress in Depression-era Australia. ![]()
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