Author

Publication

2007 - Random House Australia, Sydney, New South Wales

Language

English

Word Count

154,500 words, Guess

Page Count

618 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781741665956
  • ISBN-101741665957
  • Goodreads3387086
  • Library of Congress Control Number2008271889
  • OCLC Control Number184909804
and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC823/.914
  • LCCPR9619.3.N86 T47 2007

Description

This legendary story of disaster and depravity is told in alternating chapters with the story of the Galloway family, station owners, and the story of Darwin itself, from the day it was bombed by Japanese fighter planes during WW2 and nearly flattened, to that extraordinary Christmas Day in 1974 when Darwin was again devastated by 'fury from the sky': this time in the form of Cyclone Tracy. Following the course of a priceless 16th century locket and the fortunes of the Galloway clan, Judy Nunn tells a breathtaking story of disaster, courage and passion and that Top End spirit that never says die.

Subjects

Topics

FictionHistoryVeteransWorld War, 1939-1945Aboriginal AustraliansVietnam War, 1961-1975Underwater exploration

Genres

  • Fiction

Other Editions

  • TerritoryRandom House Australia2007-01-01

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