num_pages: 160
description: To escape her stifling, small-town family, Nora Porteous marries, only to find herself confined with a selfish, sanctimonious husband in a suffocating Sydney suburb, so she escapes to London to find herself
language: English
title: Tirra Lirra by the River
titlecomplete: Tirra Lirra by the River
genres: Literary Fiction, Literature, Fiction, Australia, Womens, Book Club, 20th Century, Adult Fiction, Novels, Classics
ratings_count: 1350
places: Australia
awards: awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Miles Franklin Literary Award, name: Australian Natives' Literature Award
publisher: Penguin Books