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A Stuga On the Cusp of the Orust Riviera, tucked away next to a hobbit hole in the woods.

A Fringe of Leaves - Patrick White The story is such that it can be put away for a period and the theme is still entirely memorable. The secret of this is the writing, which I feel will not be palatable to modern youngsters, and the historical perspective of course.-----------------No dust cover - Pooh. As the carriage drew away from the Circular Wharf Mr Stafford Merivale tapped the back of his wife's hand and remarked that they had done their duty.From wiki -The shipwreck and rescue parts of the novel reflect the experiences of Eliza Fraser, who was also shipwrecked on the island that bears her name, met with an escaped convict who had lived the island's aboriginal people and married a "Mr Jevons". She, however, eventually returned to the UK.White's novel is (arguably recursively) often cited about Fraser Island and Eliza Fraser