Marion Balkenhol Marion Balkenhol i(A99857 works by)
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3 9 y separately published work icon Maralinga Judy Nunn , ( trans. Marion Balkenhol with title Maralinga Pfade der Träume ) Frankfurt : S. Fischer Verlag , 2013 Z1641769 2009 single work novel 'Maralinga is a story of British Lieutenant Daniel Gardiner, who accepts a twelve-month posting to the wilds of South Australia on a promise of rapid promotion; Harold Dartleigh, Deputy Director of MI-6 and his undercover operative Gideon Melbray; Australian Army Colonel Nick Stratton and the enigmatic Petraeus Mitchell, bushman and anthropologist. They all find themselves in a violent and unforgiving landscape, infected with the unique madness and excitement that only nuclear testing creates.' Source: www.randomhouse.com.au/ (Sighted 02/11/2009).
2 y separately published work icon Araluen Judy Nunn , ( trans. Marion Balkenhol with title Traumwind ) Frankfurt : S. Fischer Verlag , 2011 Z146577 1994 single work novel historical fiction A saga of the Ross family and its inescapable legacy of greed and power. (Publisher blurb)
2 4 y separately published work icon Floodtide Judy Nunn , ( trans. Marion Balkenhol with title Gezeiten des Schicksals ) Frankfurt : S. Fischer Verlag , 2011 Z1439068 2007 single work novel

Floodtide 'traces the fortunes of four men and four families over four memorable decades: The prosperous post-war 1950s when childhood is idyllic and carefree in the small, peaceful city of Perth . . . The turbulent 60s when youth is caught up in the conflict of the Vietnam War and free love reigns . . . The avaricious 70s when Western Australia's mineral boom sees the rise of a new young breed of aggressive entrepreneurs . . . The corrupt 80s and the birth of 'WA Inc', when the alliance of greedy politicians and powerful businessmen brings the state to its knees, even threatening the downfall of the federal government.

'Each of the four who travel this journey has a story to tell. An environmentalist fights to save the primitive and beautiful Pilbara coast from the careless ravaging of mining conglomerates; a Vietnam War veteran rises above crippling injuries to discover a talent that gains him an international reputation; and an ambitious geologist joins forces with a hard-core businessman to lead the way in the growth of Perth from a sleepy town to a glittering citadel. But, as the 90s ushers in a new age when innocence is lost, all four are caught up in the irreversible tides of change, and actions must be answered for.' (Publisher's blurb)
7 y separately published work icon A Kingdom for the Brave Tamara McKinley , ( trans. Marion Balkenhol with title Insel Der Traumpfade : Roman ) Bergisch Gladbach : Bastei Lübbe , 2010 Z1509480 2008 single work novel historical fiction 'When George Collinson meets Eloise at the Governor`s mansion in Sydney, it is love at first sight. But Eloise is married to Edward Cadwallader George`s nemesis, and a man capable of great brutality. Family secrets threaten to overwhelm them, and as George and Eloise struggle to keep their love alive, other battles are raging. Pioneers jostling for land fight each other as well as the Aboriginal warriors, whose stone-age weapons are no match for the invaders guns. A rebellious Irish boy, who arrived in the colony in chains, becomes deeply involved in a revolutionary cause and two women struggle for survival and friendship in the unlikeliest of places.'--(Publisher)
6 y separately published work icon Legacy Tamara McKinley , ( trans. Marion Balkenhol with title Legenden Der Traumzeit ) Cologne : Bastei Lübbe , 2010 19577214 2009 single work novel

'Ruby and her new husband James brave a long and treacherous journey to start their new life in Australia. Meanwhile, there are other new arrivals to Australian shores: a Tahitian with a mysterious past, a naive young schoolmistress, and an English aristocrat, all unaware that their destinies are irrevocably intertwined.' (Publication summary)
2 2 y separately published work icon Pacific Judy Nunn , ( trans. Marion Balkenhol with title Herzenssturm ) Munich : Weltbild , 2008 Z1105514 2004 single work novel historical fiction This novel is set in the present (i.e. the time of publication), but also includes a storyline from the World War II era. The historical element concerns Jane Thackeray, the wife of a Presbyterian missionary in the New Hebrides and her relationships with the islander people, an American fighter pilot and a French plantation owner. The present-time storyline is about an Australian actor who is in Vanuatu to film a Hollywood romantic war epic.
3 4 y separately published work icon Territory Territory : A Story of the Top End and the People Who Dare to Dwell There Judy Nunn , ( trans. Marion Balkenhol with title Feuerpfad : roman ) Frankfurt am Main : Wolfgang Kruger , 2005 Z950299 2002 single work novel historical fiction `A 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 the 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, the author tells of disaster, courage and passion and that top end spirit that never says die. (LA)
9 10 y separately published work icon Red Dog : An Australian Story Louis de Bernières , ( trans. Marion Balkenhol with title Der rote Hund ) Berlin : Argon , 2001 Z916428 2001 single work novella Red Dog is a West Australian, a lovable friendly red kelpie who found widespread fame as a result of his habit of travelling all over Western Australia, hitching rides over thousands of miles, settling in places for months at a time and adopting new families before heading off again to the next destination and another family - sometimes returning to say hello years later. (Source: Trove)
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