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Reasons for Waking: A Novel
Reasons for Waking: A Novel
Reasons for Waking: A Novel
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When reclusive Philip teams with a determined young woman to unravel the tragedy that shattered both their lives, he's forced to confront his estranged family. The lies-and devastating truths-he discovers expose his family's secrets and compel him to face his flawed assumptions. Reasons for Waking is a tale of how secrets and silence ca

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Release dateJun 13, 2023
ISBN9781954805231
Reasons for Waking: A Novel
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Karen Foster

Karen Foster has recently retired after 40 years teaching in Catholic primary/elementary schools. Karen was a boarder in Brisbane while studying in secondary school. She comes from a farming family/community near Murwillumbah. She graduated from McAuley Teachers' College in Brisbane, in 1978, a year after I graduated. Karen and Bryan Foster married each other in 1978.

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