The Life and Times of Barly Beach

by Sylvia Murphy

This story of a recently divorced city woman, Jenny Sharpe, and her young son Thomas is set in the fishing village of Barly. The present problems of Barly, which include plans to turn it into a leisure complex by property developers, are brought out in the narrative.

Hardcover

Published December 31, 1987

About the author

Sylvia Murphy was born in Palestine in 1937, to British parents. In 1939 the family returned to England, where Sylvia grew up and attended school during the WW II years. She was interested in writing from an early age, and continues to write fiction, non-fiction and poetry.