Juno and Hannah
By: Beryl Fletcher
Publisher: Spinifex Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9781742198750
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Fundamentalists; Fiction; Christians; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships
Description: 1920, deep in the New Zealand bush, a settlement of Christian fundamentalists live a life of austerity and isolation. It is a place where there is little space for compassion, particularly for the women who can never rid themselves of Eve's original sin. The elders rule over the women, children and young men, meting out punishments for transgressions as ordinary as self-reflection. Sisters Juno and Hannah have grown up in the community, but when a stranger washes up on the river bank and Hannah goes to his aid, she finds herself accused of necromancy. The girls flee but are quickly forced to accept help. Hannah, unsure who is friend or foe, finds herself dependent upon and attracted to the man into whose lips she breathed life.
Notes: New Zealand author.

Includes bibliographical references and index.