Philadelphia Gordon is an artist, a riverboat skipper and a beautiful, independent woman. Orphaned by a shipwreck, Philadelphia grows up on the banks of her beloved Murray River in Australia with her kindly uncle and strict aunt, seemingly destined for a conventional life. But then tragedy changes everything, and leads her to a successful career as a painter, and then to a meeting with the dashing captain of the paddle-steamer which bears her name.
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'Its precision of language, firmness of characterisation and richness of the Australian setting invites comparison with The Thorn Birds' -- Publishers Weekly 'A novel on the grand scale, with Australia as its background and a beautiful riverboat skipper its wilful heroine.' -- She
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Philadelphia Gordon is an artist, a riverboat skipper and a beautiful, independent woman. Orphaned by a shipwreck, Philadelphia grows up on the banks of her beloved Murray River in Australia with her kindly uncle and strict aunt, seemingly destined for a conventional life. But then tragedy changes everything, and leads her to a successful career as a painter, and then to a meeting with the dashing captain of the paddle-steamer which bears her name.
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Dies ist das zweite Buch, das ich von n.Cato gelesen habe.dasBuch ist nicht eines dieser üblichen Astralienschnulzen, bei denen man schon auf Seite 2 das Ende weiß.Die Shriftstellerin gibt sehr gekonnt Simmungen weiter und beschreibt einfühlsam Gegend und Leute. Alerdings muß ich sagen, daß mir ihr erstes Buch the heart of the country besser gefallen hat. Das lag wahrscheinlich daran, daß es spannender war und ich ein schlechter Leser bin,der Wert auf flotte Handlung legt: Ich lasse mich eben gerne unterhalten.Trotzdem hat mich das Buch mit den Beschreibungen der Flußfahrten fasziniert.nach der Lektüre hat man den Eindruck, man sei selbst in Australien gewesen
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A girl's journey - turn of the century Australia
18. März 1999
Von Ein Kunde
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I found this to be a very rich book in story and in 'place'. Nancy Cato's telling of an Australian girl's growing up in turn of the century Australia, in city and in bush is reminiscent of Willa Cather's writing of turn of the century Midwestern pioneer life (Song of a Lark and My Antonia come to mind). Both draw you into the characters' lives with richness and tenderness. Both have strong female characters who reach out to explore life, who love nature and art , and find themselves trying to encorporate both in their lives. I recommend this book partucularly to women and girls who love nature and beautiful words and are particularly fond of dreaming.
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A Great Novel - Full of Australian Spirit
1. Oktober 2009
Von Richard Hayward
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This novel should be an Australian classic, and deserves greater prominence in Amazon's offerings. At first, you enter into the troubles faced by a young girl, Philadelphia Gordon arriving in Australia. These chapters are more an introduction to the story. By the time the main character achieves her freedom or independence you begin to feel the power of this great author.
The author manages the pace, the intensity, the wonder and the fascination of the story, its setting, and its characters with incredible poise. You become as a reader accustomed to the flow of the river, and the gentle movement of the paddle steamer. You will be entranced by the river, and by the action and life of everyday Australians who live and work there. But they are not ordinary Australians, as you begin to discover the tremendous spirit, industry, perseverance of the characters. How they fought against the odds and struggled against adversity. How they took meaning from the towns, cities, and the activities and developments around them.
You will discover the individual failings of many characters, they are catalogued and displayed for you to learn from. Its from the mistakes and failures that you learn the most, and I hope you can take to heart much of what you read here.
You will also learn a great deal from this meticulously researched book about the history, geography and development of this great country. This book recaptured the magic that I remember as a child discovering what Australia means to me. I could only wish that instead of Amazon, the smell of Eucalyptus trees was the highlight of my day.
I suggest this story is suitable for young adults and teenagers especially.
The author manages the pace, the intensity, the wonder and the fascination of the story, its setting, and its characters with incredible poise. You become as a reader accustomed to the flow of the river, and the gentle movement of the paddle steamer. You will be entranced by the river, and by the action and life of everyday Australians who live and work there. But they are not ordinary Australians, as you begin to discover the tremendous spirit, industry, perseverance of the characters. How they fought against the odds and struggled against adversity. How they took meaning from the towns, cities, and the activities and developments around them.
You will discover the individual failings of many characters, they are catalogued and displayed for you to learn from. Its from the mistakes and failures that you learn the most, and I hope you can take to heart much of what you read here.
You will also learn a great deal from this meticulously researched book about the history, geography and development of this great country. This book recaptured the magic that I remember as a child discovering what Australia means to me. I could only wish that instead of Amazon, the smell of Eucalyptus trees was the highlight of my day.
I suggest this story is suitable for young adults and teenagers especially.
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wonderful
4. Juni 2013
Von genie lynch
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ditto for all the above great, great, great, great, what ever, keep up the good work and stop bugging mre everything is great
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