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A lyrical combination of history, memoir and contemplation, Core of My Heart, My Country teases out the subtle connections between land and place and femininity and home in the writings of women settlers on the Australian and Canadian frontiers. (Kinetica record)

The women whose lives are considered include Georgiana Molloy and Elyene Mitchell.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Carlton, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Melbourne University Press , 2004 .
      Extent: xi, 330p.p.
      Description: illus., maps, ports.
      Note/s:
      • Includes notes: p.280-300 and bibliography: p.303-330.
      ISBN: 0522851371
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