Tumbledown Manor

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Label

Tumbledown Manor

Statement of responsibility

Helen Brown

Creator

• trueBrown, Helen, 1954-
• Brown, Helen, 1954-

Author

• Brown, Helen, 1954-

Subject

• Life change events -- Fiction
• trueManors -- Conservation and restoration
• trueMelbourne, Victoria
• trueMothers and sons
• Moving, Household -- Fiction
• trueNew Zealand fiction
• trueSelf-acceptance
• trueSelf-discovery in women
• trueTransformations, Personal
• Women authors -- Fiction
• trueWomen's lives and relationships
• trueAustralia
• Australia -- Fiction
• Authors -- Fiction
• trueDivorced women
• Domestic fiction
• Dwellings -- Conservation and restoration -- Fiction
• Families -- Fiction
• trueFamily secrets
• Family secrets -- Fiction
• Homeowners -- Fiction
• Humorous fiction
• trueIdentity (Psychology)
• trueInheritance and succession, Ficiton

Genre

• trueNew Zealand fiction
• trueDomestic fiction
• trueWomen's lives and relationships
• Fiction
• Humorous fiction

Language

eng

Summary

"The windows rattle. The roof leaks. Every surface cries out to be stripped, painted, or polished. But for writer Lisa Trumperton, the dilapidated manor house that once belonged to her great-grandfather is far more than the sum of its battered parts. It's the chance for a new start on her own terms. The fact that it's in the Melbourne countryside of her Australian homeland, far from the deceitful ex-husband she just left behind in New York...well, that's a bonus. Lisa sets to work refurbishing Trumperton Manor, assisted by her son, his friends, and a "Gray Army" of retired handymen. But it's not just her ancestral home that's being transformed. As she trades her chic Manhattan clothes for jeans and work boots, Lisa is changing and fortifying her relationships with her family and her sense of self. There are floods, fires, and catastrophes, but there are new allies too, including a one-eyed cat, a stubborn cockatoo, and a rugged landscaper with an irresistible grin. Piece by piece, the house is pushing Lisa beyond her old limits, daring her to embrace something bigger, braver, and more rewarding than she ever dreamed."-- Page [4] of cover

Theme

• trueBouncing back

Tone

• trueMoving
• trueAmusing
• trueAtmospheric

Writing style

• trueEngaging

Character

• trueLikeable

Cataloging source

YDXCP

Dewey number

813

Index

no index present

Literary form

fiction

Target audience

adult