

They help to nurse her back from pneumonia, and slowly let her in on the dark secrets of the neighbourhood in the years that have lapsed.

At home, the neighbourhood children she remembers have grown into compassionate adults. Her life has taken her from a failed marriage in Sydney to freedom in London she forged a modest career as a seamstress and lived with two dear friends through the happiest years of her adult life. Nora Porteous, a witty, ambitious woman from Brisbane, returns to her childhood home at age 70. They help to nurse her back from pneumonia, and slowly let her in on the dark secrets of the nei.

Liza used to say that she saw her past life as a. Nora Porteous, a witty, ambitious woman from Brisbane, returns to her childhood home at age 70. Tirra Lirra by the River : Tirra Lirra by the River ISBN: 9780330359719.
