The story of Genevieve, the much-loved, beautiful and gifted older daughter of a Sydney family in Word War Two, who falls in love with a US marine on leave in Melbourne. The narrative follows Genevieve as she leaves her home and country for a new, dramatic and sometimes troubled life in the United States. Based on a true story, re-imagined by Genevieve's younger sister, Australian biographer Verna Coleman. Verna Coleman is the author of biographies on writers Miles Franklin and Frederick Manning, and feminist activist Adela Pankhurst. Cover design by Steph Ryan.
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