The Railwayman's Wife : A Novel (Paperback)

from suballa

A poignant, post WWII novel set in New South Wales, The Railwayman's Wife is the type of book you wish you could step into, if just for a moment, to make everything right. Some novels make it difficult to just sit back and watch... Ani Lachlan, her husband Mac, and their daughter Isabel live in w...

from oldblack

In my opinion, this is a much better work of fiction than her previous work, The Body in the Clouds. I enjoyed this book quite a lot. I guess there's a strong focus on place - Thirroul and the surrounding area, at the expense of character development perhaps.

from SilversReviews

Living without Mac was like not living for Ani, but she had to make the best of it. When she moved to Thirroul, Ani thought it would be wonderful for the rest of her life, but the railroad accident changed it all. Everything reminded Ani of Mac. The slightest sound or sight would trigger memories...

from VanessaCW

This is a beautifully written book. There are some wonderful descriptions and imagery - it's very visual. It deals with the trauma of the loss of a loved one and the grief that follows extremely well. It's a tale which most people can relate to. However, it did take some time for the story to gra...

from kiwifortyniner

A book set in my local area the Illawarra and concerning a librarian - the job I had and enjoyed for many years. This book is set in Thirroul in 1948 and has three main characters. Annika Lachlan the first one has just lost her railway worker husband in an accident at the beginning of the novel a...