The comfort of figs / Simon Cleary.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cleary, Simon, 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interpersonal relations--Fiction.

Interpersonal relations.

Brisbane (Qld.)--Fiction.

Brisbane (Qld.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (343 p.)

Place of Publication:

St. Lucia, Qld : University of Queensland Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Comfort of Figs is the unforgettable story of the birth of a city, the power of obsession and the burden of a family secret. As a city is made, a family's destiny is changed forever. 1939. A bridge is built, and a country town becomes a city. Three young men forge a close friendship as they lab our precariously high above the river, but one slip transforms their lives. A generation later, Robbie, a young landscaper, is grappling with those who should be closest to him - his father, whose past is linked with the iconic bridge, and his girlfriend, Freya, who is left shattere

Contents:

Cover; About the Author; Title page; Copyright; Prologue; Ficus; Bridge; Story; Author's Note

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-306-03222-9

0-7022-3752-3

OCLC:

609853346