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Todd strassers 1981 novel the wave didnt start off as a book. All content included on this site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property. Set in australia in 1900, the story is about the strange disappearance of three schoolgirls annelouise lambert, karen robson, and jane vallis and a teacher vivean gray during an afternoon outing in the country after exchanging valentines. May 03, 2018 picnic at hanging rock may retain its vintage period but it has a modern sensibility lurking beneath its 1900set story. Even better for all of you, the ebook is free across all platforms. This is the second book i have read by gregg dunnett, the first being the wave at hanging rock. A sydney lawyer defends five aboriginal persons in a ritualized taboo. The wave at hanging rock by gregg dunnett waterstones. Valentines day in 1900, a party of girls from a strict boarding school in australia goes on a days outing to hanging rock, a geological outcropping not far from their school. New novel the wave at hanging rock windsurf magazine. The wave at hanging rock is the debut novel from british author gregg dunnett. What if the best friend you had growing up turned out to be a psychopath.
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