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Isabelle the navigator

by Luke Davies · 2000

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How do we find ourselves when we lose others? This novel explores the life of Isabelle, a woman in her twenties, in the lead-up to and aftermath of the deaths of two important men: Matthew Smith, the love of her life, and her "gorgeous, sad father", Tom Airly.

Genre
romanceromanceMore like thisLess of this
Themes
fathersfathersMore like thisLess of thisgriefgriefMore like thisLess of thispsychologicalpsychologicalMore like thisLess of thiswomenwomenMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisAustraliaAustraliaMore like thisLess of thisParisParisMore like thisLess of thisFranceFranceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 262 pages

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