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Araluen

a spell-binding family saga from the bestselling author of Black Sheep
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Araluen by Judy Nunn transports readers to a rural Australian community during a time of vast change. Against the backdrop of World War II, the story weaves the lives of local farmers, their families, and the challenges they face. It's a tale of resilience, relationships, and the enduring spirit of a community striving to adapt and survive amidst global turmoil.
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MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR

A spell-binding, multi-generational novel, set in the ruthless world of movie-making.

A GLIMPSE INTO THE PAST
On a blistering hot day in 1850, George and Richard Ross take their first steps on Australian soil after three long months at sea. All they have is each other, and a quarterly remittance from their irate father who has banished them to the Colonies.

LIFE IN A NEW WORLD
A decade on, and the brothers are the owners of successful vineyard, Araluen, nestled in a beautiful green valley not far from Adelaide. Now a successful businessman, George has laid down the roots of his own Ross dynasty, born of the New World. But building a family empire - at any cost - can have a shattering effect on the generations to come...

A SAGA OF POWER AND GREED
From the South Australian vineyards of the 1850s to the opulence and corruption of Hollywood's golden age to the relentless loneliness of the outback to mega-budget movie-making in modern-day New York... Judy Nunn weaves an intricate web of characters and locations in this spellbinding saga of the Ross family and its inescapable legacy of greed and power.

'Mistress of the ripping yarn.' SUN-HERALD
'500 pages of perfect reading.' AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY
'Perfect summer reading.' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
'A master of what she does.' WEEKLY TIMES
'A stunning blockbuster.' WOMAN'S DAY
'A prolific writer of bestsellers.' THE AGE

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761041228

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 August 2020

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 43.0mm

Width: 131.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 448g

Pages: 656

About the Author

Judy Nunn's career has been long, illustrious and multifaceted. After combining her internationally successful acting career with scriptwriting for television and radio, Judy decided in the 80s to turn her hand to prose. The result was two adventure novels for children, Eye in the Storm and Eye in the City, which remain extremely popular, not only in Australia but in Europe. Embarking on adult fiction in the early 90s, Judy's three novels, The Glitter Game, Centre Stage and Araluen, set respectively in the worlds of television, theatre and film, became instant bestsellers. Her subsequent bestsellers, Kal, Beneath the Southern Cross, Territory, Pacific, Heritage, Floodtide, Maralinga and Tiger Men confirm her position as one of Australia's leading popular novelists.

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