The Only Daughter Author:Jessica Anderson Jack Cornock's illness, and his obstinate silence, provoke speculation about his will among the families of his two marriages. When his daughter Sylvia returns to Australia after twenty years, she is inevitably caught up in the twisted skeins of their allegiances and estrangements. Sensitively crafted, The Only Daughter is a modern novel por... more »traying with humour and perception the fracturing of family relationships and the endurance of life in an increasingly materialistic age.
From back cover: "A family comedy of class and manners...Her descriptions of contemporary life in Sydney glitter and bustle like the sun-drenched vibrant harbor of its setting." -Ms.