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Adam's Empire

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"It's a great country, but never trust it, son. It's beautiful but it's treacherous." Adam Ross grew up alone in the Australian outback, learning to survive in a harsh land that took everything from his family. With no formal education or love, Adam's fortunes shift when he befriends Jimmy, an opal miner. Seizing a new chance, Adam ventures west to build his own empire. Yet success is fraught with challenges, including a complex love triangle that forces Adam to confront who he truly wants to become.
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Fans of historical fiction and character-driven stories about resilience and ambition in early twentieth-century Australia will find this a compelling read.

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Adam Ross is a man who came from nowhere and had nothing - and built himself an empire. This striking novel tells a poignant story about one man's struggle to forge a life for himself within the always beautiful, and often harsh, Great Australian Outback.

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"It's a great country, but never trust it, son. It's beautiful but it's treacherous."

Adam Ross had seen the way his country could destroy a man. Growing up in the Australian outback in the first half of the twentieth century with no formal education, no parents, and no one to love him, he learned to fend for himself.

But when he forms an unlikely friendship with Jimmy, who works in the opal mines, his luck begins to change. The land that stole Adam's father gives him an opportunity to start anew. Armed with determination and ambition, Adam treks west to carve himself an empire.

However, success doesn't come easy. Adam, a man who spent much of his life devoid of love, soon finds himself caught between two women. Torn between his love for his cold-hearted wife and his mistress, Adam must make decisions about his future and the type of man he wants to be.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780751560985

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 July 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Sphere

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 46.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 493g

Pages: 736

About the Author

Evan Green began his career as a journalist in New South Wales. In 1953, a serendipitous conversation in the corridors of the Sydney Morning Herald promoted the young Evan to motoring editor and launched a career that would entwine his passion for motoring with his interest in writing.His career as a respected multimedia personality, international rally driver and the author of seven novels and four non-fiction books spanned forty adventurous years. His debut novel, Alice to Nowhere, was a critically acclaimed bestseller that was later adapted into a film.

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