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1 y separately published work icon Isabel Frances Isaac , Calwell : Inspiring Publishers , 2017 8480457 2017 single work novel historical fiction

'Set in Queensland Australia between the years 1895 to 1910, about the time of the Federation, Isabel is a compelling tale of forbidden love, jealousy and bonds that shaped a woman's life, much through emotion and the triumph of the human spirit. Isabel defies the traditions of the times to maintain her beliefs and ideals against all odds. Even after her lover's death, she is still not sure whether a life is possible with any other man, when the past returns with haunting thoughts.'  (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Isabel : I'll Walk with You Again Frances Isaac , London : Austin Macauley Publishers , 2017 11052239 2017 single work novel historical fiction romance

'Set in Queensland Australia between the years 1895 to 1910, about the time of the Federation, Isabel is a compelling tale of forbidden love, jealousy and bonds that shaped a woman's life, much through emotion and the triumph of the human spirit. Isabel defies the traditions of the times to maintain her beliefs and ideals against all odds. Even after her lover's death, she is still not sure whether a life is possible with any other man, when the past returns with haunting thoughts. She believes her dead lover's very absence holding her captive, with no room to move. The story is a layered journey which conflicts with the past and the necessity for change, and explores the passionate relationship between Isabel, a white sugar planter's daughter and Samolie, a Kanaka labourer. But can happiness continue? At heart a deeply moving story. She waited there until morning approached. Her gaze took her to a restful sea blazed by the rising sun. A swift thought brought her hope. A hope that he would return soon. The history of the Queensland sugar industry has generated many books but few of them are novels, and none before Isabel takes on mixed-race relationships. Isabel is a finely textured and historically extremely accurate novel based in the sugar fields around Mackay in the Pioneer Valley and also at Rockhampton, Bundaberg and the Logan districts of Australia. The time is the fin-de-ciècle years between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries when the old plantation system based on Melanesian labour was being phased out for a new White Australia. Samolie is a labourer from Tanna Island in what is now Vanuatu. Isabel is the daughter of a planter. It was a relationship that was against the morals of the time but it flowered in inauspicious circumstances. The text is lightly written, aware of the cultural nuances of the relationship and times. This is the Kanaka novel that had to be written. It is a tale of love and history.'

1 2 y separately published work icon Footprints on Quicksand : Waddilove's Daughter and Other Stories Frances Isaac , Ocean Reef : Indian Ocean Books , 2004 Z1104296 2004 selected work short story
1 The Last Mistress of the Forest Frances Isaac , 2003 single work short story
— Appears in: Conversations , Summer vol. 3 no. 2 2003; (p. 86-103)
1 From Canberry to Canberra i "Winds over an aged limestone field", Frances Isaac , 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: Sunlines : An Anthology of Poetry to Celebrate Australia's Harmony in Diversity 2002; (p. 90-91)
1 The Police Car Frances Isaac , 2001 single work short story
— Appears in: Conversations : Occasional Writing from the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies , December vol. 2 no. 2 2001; (p. 20-27)
1 The Nymph and the Heirloom Frances Isaac , 2000 single work short story
— Appears in: Out of the Golden Silence : An Anthology of Multicultural Writings 2000; (p. 35-43)
1 My Little House Frances Isaac , 1999 single work short story
— Appears in: The Universe We Are : A Multicultural Anthology 1999; (p. 14-22)
1 The Trees in Canberra Meet the Seasons i "The parched days subside", Frances Isaac , 1999 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Universe We Are : A Multicultural Anthology 1999; (p. 12-13)
1 Rain in the Dry Zone i "Torrents pound from the skies", Frances Isaac , 1999 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Universe We Are : A Multicultural Anthology 1999; (p. 11)
1 A Tryst with Time i "Time: man's master from the beginning;", Frances Isaac , 1999 single work poetry
— Appears in: Strands of Serendipity : A Collection of Short Stories 1999; (p. 125)
1 The Retreat Frances Isaac , 1999 single work short story
— Appears in: Strands of Serendipity : A Collection of Short Stories 1999; (p. 119-124)
1 Freedom by Frances Isaac (pseud of Neela Liyanagedera) Frances Isaac , 1999 single work short story
— Appears in: Strands of Serendipity : A Collection of Short Stories 1999; (p. 113-118)
1 The Last Hours Frances Isaac , 1999 single work short story
— Appears in: Strands of Serendipity : A Collection of Short Stories 1999; (p. 108-112)
1 Bondage Frances Isaac , 1999 single work short story
— Appears in: Strands of Serendipity : A Collection of Short Stories 1999; (p. 104-107)
1 Letter to Santa Frances Isaac , 1999 single work short story
— Appears in: Strands of Serendipity : A Collection of Short Stories 1999; (p. 100-103)
1 The Tree Frances Isaac , 1999 single work short story
— Appears in: Strands of Serendipity : A Collection of Short Stories 1999; (p. 96-99)
1 Tomorrow is Another Day Frances Isaac , 1999 single work short story
— Appears in: Strands of Serendipity : A Collection of Short Stories 1999; (p. 91-95)
1 My Flight with Mister Bronson Frances Isaac , 1999 single work short story
— Appears in: Strands of Serendipity : A Collection of Short Stories 1999; (p. 84-90)
1 The Party in the Old Country Frances Isaac , 1999 single work short story
— Appears in: Strands of Serendipity : A Collection of Short Stories 1999; (p. 73-83)
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