Burnt Sunshine by Estelle Pinney
Sydney, 1936 is the starting point for Australian author Estelle Pinneys' latest novel.
A bet in half-jest, a ruby and a passionate love affair take a man and a woman in an unexpected direction. Gorgeous, raven-haired Greta Osborne is a burgeoning stage star about to join the famous Palace Theatre in New York. But meeting married British naval officer Andrew Flight at a New Year's Eve party changes everything. Falling recklessly and deeply in love, Greta waives aside any thoughts of New York and Andrew jumps ship. The pair flee to Far North Queensland, where their sudden arrival is viewed with raised eyebrows. Finding themselves caught up in the social unrest and hardship of the Great Depression, the couple is soon pushed further north again on a small boat to a remote island, where they hope to settle at last and find peace.
3 March 2008
