... his woman. Yet he does not invite her to live with him. One time when Hugh is absent, Geary forces himself upon Coonardoo, and when Hugh returns he vents his fury on her by throwing her on a fire. Although at times the romantic relationship of Hugh and Coonardoo seems loving and important, it is very much overridden and marginalised by the ... ...

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