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y separately published work icon The Heart of the Continent single work   novel   historical fiction  
  • Author:agent Nancy Cato http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/cato-nancy
Issue Details: First known date: 1989... 1989 The Heart of the Continent
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'Set in the Australian outback in the early part of the 20th century, this novel tells of the life of a young woman struggling against her privileged background to become a nurse and to cope with the harsh life that the bush and World War I have inflicted upon her.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sevenoaks, Kent,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      New English Library ,
      1989 .
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      Extent: 478 p.p.
      Description: port.
      Reprinted: 1990
      ISBN: 0450406628

      Holdings

      Held at: University of Queensland University of Queensland Library
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      St. Martin's Press ,
      ca. 1989 .
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      Extent: 478 p.p.
      Description: map.
Alternative title: Tous nos jours sont des adieux : roman
Language: French

Other Formats

  • Sound recording.
  • Large print.

Works about this Work

Noosaphile Nancy Puts Oar into Development Debate Toni McRae , 1995 single work biography
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 30 May 1995; (p. 10)
A Saga in the National Tradition Sue Walton , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 23 March 1991; (p. 12)

— Review of The Heart of the Continent Nancy Cato , 1989 single work novel
New Paperbacks Robin Lucas , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3 November 1990; (p. 77)

— Review of The Heart of the Continent Nancy Cato , 1989 single work novel
Lives Beyond the Romance and Tyranny of Distance... Mary Rose Liverani , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 17-18 February 1990; (p. 5)

— Review of The Heart of the Continent Nancy Cato , 1989 single work novel ; Extremity of the Skies and Other Stories Jeff Lewis , 1989 selected work short story ; Beyond the Dreaming Annette Upfal , 1989 single work novel
Cultural Pillage as Historical Allegory Dianne Johnson , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 January 1990; (p. 35)

— Review of The Heart of the Continent Nancy Cato , 1989 single work novel ; Beyond the Dreaming Annette Upfal , 1989 single work novel
Lives and Times of Outback Pioneers Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 December 1989; (p. B4)

— Review of The Heart of the Continent Nancy Cato , 1989 single work novel
True Love, Traumas and a Real Man for the Beach Helen Elliott , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Herald , 29 December 1989; (p. 15)

— Review of The Heart of the Continent Nancy Cato , 1989 single work novel
Challenges in the Heartbreaking Outback Alison Cotes , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 17 February 1990; (p. wkd 6)

— Review of The Heart of the Continent Nancy Cato , 1989 single work novel
Cultural Pillage as Historical Allegory Dianne Johnson , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 January 1990; (p. 35)

— Review of The Heart of the Continent Nancy Cato , 1989 single work novel ; Beyond the Dreaming Annette Upfal , 1989 single work novel
Lives Beyond the Romance and Tyranny of Distance... Mary Rose Liverani , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 17-18 February 1990; (p. 5)

— Review of The Heart of the Continent Nancy Cato , 1989 single work novel ; Extremity of the Skies and Other Stories Jeff Lewis , 1989 selected work short story ; Beyond the Dreaming Annette Upfal , 1989 single work novel
Noosaphile Nancy Puts Oar into Development Debate Toni McRae , 1995 single work biography
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 30 May 1995; (p. 10)
At the Heart of the Novelist, a Burning Passion Malcolm Andrews , 1990 single work biography
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 21-22 April 1990; (p. 2)
Last amended 1 May 2024 14:01:03
Subjects:
  • Bush,
  • Marree, North East South Australia, Far North South Australia, South Australia,
  • Birdsville, Birdsville - Boulia area, South West Queensland, Queensland,
  • Darwin, Darwin area, Northern Territory,
  • Australian Outback, Central Australia,
  • Country towns,
  • Bush,
Settings:
  • 1900s
  • 1910s
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
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