The Dreaming: a novel of Australia

✍ Scribed by Wood, Barbara

• Book ID: 100678834
• Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 310 KB
• Category: Fiction
• City: Nashville
• ISBN-13: 9782012006386

✦ Synopsis

Set in the untamed landscape of mid-nineteenth century Australia, The Dreaming is a rich and potent tale of hidden passion and broken taboo.Australia, 1871Following her mother's sudden death, Joanna Drury sets sail from India and arrives in Melbourne to claim the property left to her by her motherand to trace the mysteries of her family's past.From her first steps on shore, Joanna becomes entangled with a lost boy who leads her to the fascinating Hugh Westbrook. She agrees to look after the child in exchange for Hugh's help in finding her inheritance. But she falls deeply in love with Hugh and with life at his sheep station, Merinda.When strange nightmares begin to plague herthe same that tormented her motherJoanna starts to notice the Aborigines' strange reaction to her. Delving into Australia's past, she discovers the tragic events that have marked her family's destiny and her own life, events that happened long ago in the time the Aborigines call the Dreaming.Full of intriguing historical detail, Wood's compelling story brings the clash of immigrant and Aboriginal cultures to stunning life, capturing the danger, mystery, and romance of an emerging country.
Has Cover : Yes
Number of Words in Auth: 2
Formats : EPUB
Number of Formats : 1
All Identifiers : google:ZkKDoAEACAAJ, isbn:9781596528604, mobi-asin:B00839LYUU
Single Author : Barbara Wood
Original Source : New_Train_Pack_2019-049
Sorted Author by LN, FN: Wood, Barbara
Title Length : 012
Title Parm D : The Dreaming
Title Parm F : The Dreaming
Num of Aut : 1
Title Parm B : (
ES Lib Name : NIRC 2019-05
Record ID : 101114
Uncomma Author : Barbara Wood
Title Parm A : The Dreaming

✦ Subjects

Roman américain