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Issue Details: First known date: 2021... 2021 Elizabeth and Elizabeth
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'The story of how two women, who should have been bitter foes, combined their courage and wisdom to wield extraordinary power and influence behind the scenes of the fledgling colony.

'There was a moment in Australia's European history when two women wielded extraordinary power and influence behind the scenes of the fledgling colony.

'One was Elizabeth Macquarie, the wife of the new governor Lachlan Macquarie, nudging him towards social reform and magnificent buildings and town planning. The other was Elizabeth Macarthur, the wife of John Macarthur, a dangerous enemy of the establishment, who is herself credited with creating Australia's wool industry.

'These women should, in normal circumstances, have been bitter foes. But this novel explores what happens when two women of vision and courage are thrown together in impossible times.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2021 .
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      Extent: 336p.
      Reprinted: Apr 2023
      Note/s:
      • Published January 2021
      ISBN: 9781760631345
    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2023 .
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      Note/s:
      • Published 4 April 2023
      ISBN: 9781761067532

Works about this Work

Intrepid Pair of Pioneers Meg Keneally , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13 March 2021; (p. 21)

— Review of Elizabeth and Elizabeth Sue Williams , 2021 single work novel
Intrepid Pair of Pioneers Meg Keneally , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13 March 2021; (p. 21)

— Review of Elizabeth and Elizabeth Sue Williams , 2021 single work novel
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