Two sisters inherit the family home and go back to living the quiet life in Trundle, an imaginary country town on the coast of NSW, Australia.
Both Marie and Ronnie have been hurt by life, but their hopeful new start soon deteriorates into antagonism. Conflict is fanned by the arrival of new neighbours; the Lal family, whose new house overshadows their home and disturbs their peace.
When Mr Lals wife becomes ill and dies, he evolves a grandiose plan to build a monument in her honour. His Taj will be a tribute to his culture and a memorial to his own struggle as a migrant and outsider. His search for land takes him to Pelican: a coastal commune on the outskirts of town.
Maries past involved a scandal at this commune. Decades on, she wants to make amends, renewing contact with long-term residents who are now trying to redefine their purpose. First Marie and then her sister become entangled in the communes way of life, uncovering facts and facing needs that neither knew about themselves. In Trundle, human behaviour is at its best and worst. Unexpected kindness and the rebirth of love counteract the crooked deals, racism, perversion and violence which show that small-town life is anything but uneventful.
Tentang Penulis
Margaret Sutherland is a New Zealand writer
` who has lived in Australia since 1986. She has
published seven novels and several collections
of short stories, has held the New Zealand Scholarship
in Letters and has received two Australia Council
writing fellowships. Her work has been included in
many anthologies. In 2009 she won first prize in Australia’s National Literary Awards for a short story. For further details, visit Margaret’s website at
www.margaretsutherland.com
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