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The roads are down

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Katherine lives in the Blue Mountains above Kingston, relishing her independence and the beauty of the place. Then she meets Bob, a middle-aged, married American, and an unlikely friendship leads to love. The situation seems to be under control until …

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Katherine lives in the Blue Mountains above Kingston, relishing her independence and the beauty of the place. Then she meets Bob, a middle-aged, married American, and an unlikely friendship leads to love. The situation seems to be under control until Bob's wife tries to reclaim him and Katherine is forced to acknowledge her own vulnerability. With subtlety and laconic humour, Vanessa Spence explores the hazardous battle zones between gender, culture and race.

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"Katherine lives in the Blue Mountains above Kingston, relishing her independence and the beauty of the place. Then she meets Bob, a middle-aged, married American, and an unlikely friendship leads …"

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