In the tradition of *The Hours* and *Revolutionary Road* comes a novel set in the 1960s about marriage, motherhood, identity, nostalgia, and the fantasy of home.In Cambridge, England, in 1963, Charlotte struggles to reconnect with the woman she was before children, and to find the time and energy to paint. Her husband, Henry, cannot face the thought of another English winter. A brochure slipped through the mailbox gives him the answer: “Australia brings out the best in you.”Charlotte is too worn out to resist, and before she knows it she is travelling to the other side of the world. But upon their arrival in Perth, the southern sun shines a harsh light on the couple and slowly reveals that their new life is not the answer either was hoping for. Charlotte barely recognizes herself in this place where she is no longer a promising young artist, but instead a bored suburban housewife, venturing into the murky waters of infidelity. Henry, an Anglo-Indian, is met with racism at the university where he teaches poetry. Subtle at first, it soon invades his entire sense of identity. Here, in this distant land, he doesn’t look the part of the Cambridge scholar.Trapped by nostalgia, Charlotte and Henry are both left wondering if there is anywhere in this world they truly belong. Only one of them will make an attempt to find out.Wörter : 73170