First Minute After Noon

Set In Australia Against The Background Of A Nations Changing Identity And The Sexual Revolution Of The Seventies First Minute After Noon Is A Story Of Loveromantic Marital And Maternal; Betrayal; And Commitment. It Is A Story Too Of An Emerging Sense Of Being Australian An Exaltation In That Vast Untouched Ancient Continent Its Muted Colors . . . The Swirling Rhythms Of A Landscape Formed Over Millions Of Years (Or Hours) By Wind Water And The Heat Of The Sun. . Born At The Darkest Hour Of The Second World War Lucy Grew Up Like A Displaced English Person In A Family And A Society That Valued Its British Heritage And The Traditional Roles Of Its Men And Women. At The Age Of Twenty-Three She Fulfilled Societys Expectations And Married. But Rob Was A Mystery To Her And She To Him. They Didnt Even Argue. Years Passed. With Two Children Their Life Had Stabilized When They Met Piers And His Wife Chloe Recently Arrived From England.