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Available
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Publication
Harpercollins (1990), Edition: 1st, 249 pages
Description
Fairyland charts the life of Seaton Daly, an aspiring writer coming to terms with his homosexuality in the repressive atmosphere of Sydney during the 1930s and '40s. Lonely and naive, Daly dreams of escaping to the "promised land" of the United States. An intimate, affecting, sometimes harrowing portrayal of a lifelong search for love.
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LibraryThing member PennyAnne
The final novel written by the author of "Careful, He Might Hear You", this story is based on the author's own experiences as a young gay man in Sydney in the 1930's and '40's. The story is about Seaton Daly, his life and his search for love - I found the book at times quite funny but mostly it is
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sad - definitely worth reading for an insight into life in Australia at that time. Seaton, like Elliott, 'escapes' to live in the USA - but it is debatable whether his life is really any better. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1990,
ISBN
006016221X / 9780060162214