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001			on1382820305
003			OCoLC
005			20230728151404.0
007			ta
008			230614s2023 xna 000 1 eng d
020			_a9781761067778 _q(paperback)
020			_a176106777X _q(paperback)
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035			_a(OCoLC)1382820305
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082	0	4	_aA823.4 _223
100			_aLeal, Suzanne, _d1967- _eauthor. _953424
245	1	4	_aThe watchful wife / _cSuzanne Leal.
260			_aCammeraygal, Sydney, N.S.W. : _bAllen & Unwin, _c2023.
300			_a355 pages ; _c24 cm.
520			_aRaised by her severe parents in a punitive and authoritarian church, Ellen's narrow world is upended when she meets Gordon, a fellow teacher. Responding to his interest with curiosity and, before long, pleasure, Ellen is both transformed and beguiled by the connection, love and laughter he brings into her life. Three years later, a knock on the door changes everything. Two police officers have come to accuse Gordon of a shocking crime. Abandoned and reviled by those around her, Ellen steadfastly refuses to believe Gordon has done anything wrong. In a world of swirling suspicion, however, she will have to fight to protect him. But what will that cost her? And what will she discover about him along the way?
650		0	_aMarried people _vFiction. _92082
650		0	_aSecrecy _vFiction. _98799
650		0	_aMan-woman relationships _vFiction. _91501
650		0	_aSuspects (Criminal investigation) _vFiction. _947509
650		0	_aTrials (Child sexual abuse) _vFiction. _953425
650		0	_aTeacher-student relationships _vFiction. _912332
650		0	_aAustralian fiction. _91575
655		0	_aThrillers (Fiction). _2fast _920685
942			_2ddc _cFIC
948			_hNO HOLDINGS IN NZWMT - 16 OTHER HOLDINGS
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