Pure Land (edition 1986)

by David Foster (Author)

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First published in 1974 this detailed novel looks at the two lands of opportunity, Australia and the US. The plot provides situations sprinkled with humour and with meditations on Buddhism, scientific paradoxes and rebellious youth in the 1970s. This novel shared the first 'Age' award for best Australian book of the year. Books by this author include 'North South West', 'Moonlite', 'Hitting the Wall' and 'The Glade Within the Grove'.… (more)

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Title:	Pure Land
Authors:	David Foster (Author)
Info:	Penguin Books (1986), 240 pages
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If I have recollections, thought Manwaring while drinking his morning coffee at the Paragon - and thought no more.

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First published in 1974 this detailed novel looks at the two lands of opportunity, Australia and the US. The plot provides situations sprinkled with humour and with meditations on Buddhism, scientific paradoxes and rebellious youth in the 1970s. This novel shared the first 'Age' award for best Australian book of the year. Books by this author include 'North South West', 'Moonlite', 'Hitting the Wall' and 'The Glade Within the Grove'.

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Three generations of a family move restlessly from the Blue Mountains of New South Wales to the east coast of the United States and back in search of fulfillment.

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