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Kidman, Fiona, 1940-

All day at the movies / Fiona Kidman. - New Zealand Vintage 2016 - 320 pages ; 23 cm

Novel.

"Life isn't always like it appears in the movies. In 1952, Irene Sandle takes her young daughter to Motueka. Irene was widowed during the war and is seeking a new start and employment in the tobacco fields. There, she finds the reality of her life far removed from the glamour of the screen. Can there be romance and happy endings, or will circumstances repeat through the generations? Each subsequent episode in this poignant work follows family secrets and the dynamics of Irene's children. The story doesn't just track their lives, but also New Zealand itself as its attitudes and opportunities change-and reverberate-through the decades"--Publisher information.

ISBN: 9781775538905 1775538907

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mothers and daughters--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
New Zealand--Social life and customs--20th century --Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Historical fiction.
New Zealand fiction--21st century.--21st century.

Dewey Class. No.: NZ823.2