The Year It All Ended
Description
In 1918, on her seventeenth birthday, Tiney Flynn stands in her Adelaide garden as church bells toll to mark the end of World War I. Surrounded by her sisters—Nette, Minna, and Thea—Tiney anticipates a return to normalcy with the expected homecoming of her brother, Louis. However, the reality of post-war life proves more complex than anticipated. The family grapples with the loss of Louis, who is killed in France shortly after the armistice. Tiney embarks on a journey to Europe to locate his grave, uncovering family secrets along the way. Back in Australia, her sisters face their own challenges: Nette marries a soldier and moves to a soldier settler farm, Thea pursues art school, and Minna confronts societal expectations. As Tiney matures, she navigates the difficulties of rebuilding a family fractured by war, striving to find a path forward in a world that has been irrevocably changed.