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Solomon's Song

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Solomon's Song tells the saga of two branches of the Solomon family, transported to a new land where they become rich and powerful yet remain locked in deep hatred for three generations. Through their story, the novel reflects Australia's journey from its origins to nationhood, weaving personal and national history against a backdrop of sacrifice, especially at Gallipoli.
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This novel will appeal to readers interested in family sagas, Australian history, and those seeking a powerful tale of conflict, legacy, and nation-building.

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When Mary Abacus dies, she leaves her business empire in the hands of the warring Solomon family. Hawk Solomon is determined to bring together both sides of the tribe - but it is the new generation who must fight to change the future. Solomons are pitted against Solomons as the families are locked in a bitter struggle.

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This is the story of two families—branches of the Solomons—transported to an alien land, both of whom eventually grow rich and powerful but who, through three generations, never for one moment relinquish their hatred for each other. It is also the story of our country from the beginning until we came of age as a nation.

I have learned a great deal about Australia and those things which concern us as a people and make us, in many ways, who we are today. To write this book, I visited Gallipoli and came away deeply saddened by the terrible waste of our young blood. We would never be quite the same again.

It has been a grand adventure, and I hope that you will find Solomon's Song a good and powerful story. No writer can possibly hope for more.

Bryce Courtenay

'Rest in peace Ikey Solomon and thank you, Bryce Courtenay, for concluding your absorbing trilogy on such a stirring note.' — Canberra Times

'Courtenay superbly manages to put the reader in the thick of the bloody battles that took so many young lives in Turkey ...Hard to put down.' — Daily Telegraph

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143004585

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 September 2007

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 45.0mm

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 209.0mm

Weight: 522g

Pages: 684

About the Author

Bryce Courtenay is the bestselling author of The Power of One, Tandia, April Fool's Day, The Potato Factory, Tommo & Hawk, Solomon's Song, Jessica, A Recipe for Dreaming, The Family Frying Pan, The Night Country, Smoky Joe's Cafe, Four Fires, Matthew Flinders' Cat, Brother Fish, Whitethorn, Sylvia, The Persimmon Tree, Fishing for Stars, The Story of Danny Dunn, Fortune Cookie and Jack of Diamonds. Bryce Courtenay AM passed away in November 2012, aged seventy-nine, at his home in Canberra.

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