The grapevine
Kemp, Kate2025
Book
Australia, 1979. It's the height of summer and on a quiet suburban cul-de-sac a housewife is scrubbing the yellow and white checked tiles of the bathroom floor. But all is not as it seems. For one thing, it's 3am. For another, she is trying desperately to remove all traces of blood before they stain. Meanwhile, her husband seems remarkably calm, considering he has just murdered their neighbour. As the sun rises on Warrah Place, news of Antonio Marietti's death spreads like wildfire, gossip is exchanged in whispers and suspicion mounts. Twelve-year-old Tammy launches her own investigation, determined to find out what happened, but she is not the only one whose well-meaning efforts uncover more mysteries than they solve. There are secrets behind every closed door in the neighbourhood - and the identity of the murderer is only one of them.
Main title:
The grapevine / Kate Kemp.
Author:
Kemp, Kate, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Phoenix, 2025.
Collation:
432 pages ; 24 cm
Awards:
Stylist Prize for Feminist Fiction
ISBN:
9781399618977 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.92FICTION
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3923636