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| Can there be two more different women than Ruth, the vibrant Israeli writer who grew up amid guns and grenades, and long-married Barbara, still living and painting in Newcastle, Australia?
Ruth's independence and passion for Israel's political cause startles the genteel artistic world of Heath and Barbara Barnes. Yet, in their own life, a marital war is brewing and Ruth is drawn into the rift. Sociable lunches and picnics falter and Barbara finds her future in ruins.
Is she a victim? Introspection suggests otherwise. Marriage, art and friendship are challenges she must examine. Like her admired models, those early Australian women painters who fought to express their views, Barbara steps out on the road to freedom and self-discovery.
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