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Issue Details: First known date: 2022... 2022 The Opal Miner's Daughter
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'A heart-warming story set in the rugged outback about finding out who you really want to be.' Annie Seaton

'Obstetrician Riley Brand leaves the city behind to go in search of her mother, who's taken leave from her marriage to pursue a passion for opal mining in the dry backblocks of an old mining town. Accepting a short-term posting as a fertility expert in Lightning Ridge, Riley plans to assist women pursue their baby dreams in remote and regional areas, while at the same time helping to rekindle her parents' love for each other.

'The small dusty community is a far cry from her polite medical practice on the North Shore of Sydney, but the down-to-earth locals soon welcome her into the fold with their Friday night social gatherings. But no one is more welcoming than enigmatic doctor Konrad Grey, the GP who's working alongside her.

'When an employee of their medical practice confesses she's hiding an unwanted pregnancy, and then goes into emergency labour, Konrad and Riley are thrown together in challenging and wonderful ways.

'A moving and heartwarming story about new life and new loves, about the treasures to be found above and beneath the surface of a small country town, and about the important choices women must make in life.'  (Publication summary)

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    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Michael Joseph , 2022 .
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      Extent: 352p.
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      • Published 30th August 2022
      ISBN: 9781761040689
Form: audiobook
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