Theirs is a marriage in name only, but Agnes (who has been deemed a gold digger by many) still hopes to return him to health. Douglas and Agnes return to Australia and establish a refuge for others injured during the war.īy the time the wombat wreaks havoc on Agnes Mulberry’s underwear, Douglas is physically stronger but still suffering from the mental and emotional effects of war. After seeing the dreadful conditions Douglas has been kept in by a so-called carer, Agnes agrees. Puddin’ asks Agnes to consider marrying Douglas to prevent this.
Their uncle wants Douglas declared incompetent so that he can take control of the estate. The Mulberry family are wealthy landowners in NSW, but her brother Douglas has been badly affected by his war service. But her world was turned upside down when Huw was reported dead.Īgnes’s friend, Hortense Louise Victoria Mulberry (known to her friends as Puddin’) seeks Agnes’s help. She had travelled to Edinburgh to study medicine, became engaged to Huw Nightingale and dreamed of them working in general practice together once the Great War was finished. As a child, Agnes Glock dreamed of becoming a doctor like her father.
We meet Mrs Agnes Mulberry at Wombat Hills, NSW in 1924. ‘The wombat’s attack on her knickers was having serious repercussions.’
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