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In her first epic romantic novel since The Thorn Birds,Colleen McCullough weaves a sweeping history of two pieces of twins - all trained as nurses but each with her own ambitions - moving into womanhood in 1920s and '30s Australia. Because they're two pieces of twins, the four Latimer sisters are as close as can be. Yet these vivacious young women each have their own dreams for themselves: Edda wants to be a doctor, Tufts wants to organize everything, Grace will not be told what to do, and Kitty wishes to be known for something other than her beauty. They are simply famous throughout New South Wales for their beauty, wit, and ambition, but as they step into womanhood, they aren't thinking about the limited prospects life holds for these people. Together they opt to enroll in an exercise program for nurses - a new option for women of their time who have previously been largely limited by the role of wives, and ideally moms. As the Latimer sisters become immersed in hospital life and the requirements of these training, they meet people and face problems that spark new maturity and independence. They meet men from all strolls of life - local farmers, their professional co-workers, and even men with national tasks and reputations - and each sister must make weighty decisions about what she values most. The email address details are sometimes happy, sometimes heartbreaking, but always.... bittersweet. Rendered with McCullough's hallmark historical accuracy and reliability, this dramatic coming-of-age tale pays in the means of the human heart, the one which will transport visitors to a period ever sold that feels at once exotic yet not very faraway from our own.
