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Absolutely Revolting
June 2010, issue no. 322

Milk Fever by Lisa Reece-Lane

by Laurie Steed •
June 2010, issue no. 322

Milk Fever by Lisa Reece-Lane

$32.95 pb, 304 pp, 9781741967814

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Julia moves to Lovely, a fictional country town in Victoria, with her yoga-teaching husband, Bryant, and their two children. The place is dismal; Julia can’t find a decent cup of coffee; the local plumbers won’t come to install her espresso machine; and she misses her ballet-dancing friends back in Melbourne.

 


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Milk Fever

Milk Fever by Lisa Reece-Lane

$32.95 pb, 304 pp, 9781741967814

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.

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