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'Master storyteller Judy Nunn has now sold over 1 million books worldwide. In her spellbinding new bestseller she takes us on a breathtaking journey deep into the red heart of Australia.

'It is 2001 and as the world charges into the new Millennium, a century-old dream is about to be realised in the Red Centre of Australia: the completion of the mighty Ghan railway, a long-lived vision to create the 'backbone of the continent', a line that will finally link Adelaide with the Top End.

'But construction of the final leg between Alice Springs and Darwin will not be without its complications, for much of the desert it will cross is Aboriginal land.

'Hired as a negotiator, Jessica Manning must walk a delicate line to reassure the Elders their sacred sites will be protected. Will her innate understanding of the spiritual landscape, rooted in her own Arunta heritage, win their trust? It's not easy to keep the peace when Matthew Witherton and his survey team are quite literally blasting a rail corridor through the timeless land of the Never-Never.

'When the paths of Jessica and Matthew finally cross, their respective cultures collide to reveal a mystery that demands attention. As they struggle against time to solve the puzzle, an ancient wrong is awakened and calls hauntingly across the vastness of the outback . . .' (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Epigraph: There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, / Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. -William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 1 Scene 5

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • North Sydney, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Random House Australia , 2015 .
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      Extent: 416p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 2nd November 2015
      ISBN: 9780857986733
    • North Sydney, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Penguin Random House Australia , 2016 .
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      Extent: 576p.
      Note/s:
      • Published October 31, 2016
      ISBN: 9780857986740
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2020 .
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      Extent: 432p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 20th October 2020
      ISBN: 9781761041327

Other Formats

  • Large print.
  • Sound recording.
  • Dyslexic edition.

Works about this Work

Review : Spirits of the Ghan Jennifer Somerville , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , February 2016;

— Review of Spirits of the Ghan Judy Nunn , 2015 single work novel
[Review] Spirits of the Ghan Diana Carroll , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 23 January 2016; (p. 27)

— Review of Spirits of the Ghan Judy Nunn , 2015 single work novel
Let's See These Yarns up on the Big Screen Katina Vangopoulos , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: NT News , 23 January 2016; (p. 20) NT News , 29 January 2016; (p. 34)
Ghan Journey Inspired Tale of Train's Lively History Karen Hardy , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 8 November 2015; (p. 10) The Sunday Age , 8 November 2015; (p. 16)

— Review of Spirits of the Ghan Judy Nunn , 2015 single work novel
Ghan Journey Inspired Tale of Train's Lively History Karen Hardy , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 8 November 2015; (p. 10) The Sunday Age , 8 November 2015; (p. 16)

— Review of Spirits of the Ghan Judy Nunn , 2015 single work novel
[Review] Spirits of the Ghan Diana Carroll , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 23 January 2016; (p. 27)

— Review of Spirits of the Ghan Judy Nunn , 2015 single work novel
Review : Spirits of the Ghan Jennifer Somerville , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , February 2016;

— Review of Spirits of the Ghan Judy Nunn , 2015 single work novel
Let's See These Yarns up on the Big Screen Katina Vangopoulos , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: NT News , 23 January 2016; (p. 20) NT News , 29 January 2016; (p. 34)
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  • Alice Springs, Southern Northern Territory, Northern Territory,
  • Darwin, Darwin area, Northern Territory,
  • 2001
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