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Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 The Opal Seekers
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'In 1898 poverty threatens to destroy Trella Court's beloved family. She is left with no choice: her brother-in-law, Brodie, must leave home so that there is one less mouth to feed. Bitter with resentment, Brodie travels to Dublin where he stumbles upon a wealthy employer who offers him passage to Australia, the land of untold riches. In Brisbane Brodie is taken in by the owner of Fairlea cattle station. But before they leave he catches sight of a beautiful opal necklace glistening in a jeweller's window and vows that one day he will go in search of the dazzling stones and make his fortune. At Fairlea, Brodie finds favour when he saves the owner's life, but Vivien Holloway, the spoilt mistress, causes trouble when her harmless flirtation with Brodie turns into a passionate affair. Soon Brodie is looking for a way out of Fairlea and he finds his escape in the hunt for opals...' (Publication summary)

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  • This work has been affiliated with the Irishness in Australian Literature dataset because it contains Irish characters, settings, tropes or themes.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Hodder Headline ,
      1996 .
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      Extent: 410p.
      ISBN: 0747214794
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Hodder Headline ,
      2011 .
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      Extent: 506p.
      Note/s:
      • Published October 27th 2011
      ISBN: 9780747250609
Alternative title: Brennender Traum
Language: German
    • Cologne,
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      Germany,
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Bastei Lübbe ,
      1998 .
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      Extent: 653p.
      Reprinted: 1999 , 2000 , 2001 , 2005
      ISBN: 3-404-12887-7
    • Munich,
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      Germany,
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Schneekluth ,
      2002 .
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      Extent: 601p.
      ISBN: 3-7951-1808-5, 3-7951-1375-X
    • Augsburg,
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      Germany,
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Weltbild ,
      2002 .
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      Extent: 601p.
      ISBN: 3828904815
    • Bastei Lübbe , 2005 .
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      Extent: 653p.
      ISBN: 3-404-77020-X

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  • Dublin, Dublin (County),
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    Ireland,
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    Western Europe, Europe,
  • Queensland,
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