TY  - BOOK
AU  - Challinor, Deborah,
TI  - The Jacaranda House
SN  - 9781775541639
U1  - NZ823.3 23
PY  - 2020///.
CY  - Auckland : 
PB  - HarperCollins Publishers, 
KW  - Mothers and daughters
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Stripteasers
KW  - Drug addicts
KW  - Family violence
KW  - New Zealanders
KW  - Australia
KW  - Transgender people
KW  - Kings Cross (Sydney, N.S.W.)
KW  - New Zealand fiction
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Domestic fiction
N1  - Includes excerpt from "Sisters of mercy: a restless years novel"
N2  - "Polly Manaia is living in Sydney's notorious Kings Cross, working as an exotic dancer. She's desperate to bring her young daughter to live with her, but beneath her brash confidence lie dark secrets which threaten to drag her under. Gina is excited to live with her mum again. She's mature for an eleven-year-old, but can this young girl cope with Polly's demons? Rhoda and Star, transgender performers and Polly's flatmates, bring stability to Polly and Gina's lives. Yet this unlikely little family will find themselves threatened in more ways than one. The Jacaranda House is a fascinating portrayal of a shifting society and a beautiful portrait of motherhood and identity."--Publisher information
ER  -