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Published by Random House - Australia 2000 Hardback, 2000
ISBN 10: 1740510208ISBN 13: 9781740510202
Seller: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, New Zealand
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Condition: Very Good. Novel set in an Australian opal mining town. Miner's daughter Kellyanne Williamson is devastated when her imaginary friends Pobby and Dingan disappear, the same day that her father is accused of ratting. Her brother is dismissive of her imaginary friends, but recruits the town to find them after the grief-stricken Kellyanne begins to fade away. He discovers that in order to find them, he must convince himself that they are real. This is the UK-based author's first book. First published in the UK by Jonathan Cape in 2000. 90 pages.
Published by Random House - Australia 2000 Hardback, 2000
ISBN 10: 009183676XISBN 13: 9780091836764
Seller: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, New Zealand
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Condition: Fair. Sequel to 'Grand Days' (1993), winner of the South Australian Premier's Award for Fiction. As with the previous book, the story centres on the fictional character of Australian Edith Campbell Berry and her involvement in the League of Nations in Geneva, this time during the 1930s as forces gather for a new world war. Based on historical events and persons, and includes fictional elements. Includes a series of historical notes and a who's who of the characters. Received the 2001 Miles Franklin Award. Author won the 1988 'Age' Book of the Year Award and the 1989 Australian Literature Society's Gold Medal for his book, 'Forty-seventeen'. 678 pages.