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Set mostly in Australia but also Sri Lanka and Paris, this latest from the award-winning de Kretser (Springtime) consists of loosely related chapters, some having stories within stories. The connecting link is Pippa, a young Australian student who is determined to become a novelist. Forthright and clueless with her friends, she ultimately achieves some literary success. Early on, she rooms platonically with a former writing instructor, t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More