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'The story of two fiercely strong women, mother and daughter, one determined never to explain her choices and the other equally as determined to dig deeply and unrelentingly for the truth. Charlotte Atkinson was born into a life of privilege. Raised by a widowed mother on a vast and wealthy estate near Sutton Forest, New South Wales, she and her three siblings enjoyed an idyllic early childhood in the great stone house still known today as Oldbury. But in the summer of 1836, a violent incident in the Belanglo wilderness set off a chain of events that transformed Charlotte's existence. Inexplicably, as a result of this affair, her mother was prompted to marry again - thereby surrendering her property, fortune and offspring to Charlotte's vicious and degenerate new stepfather, George Barton. His presence turned Oldbury into a place of madness and terror, casting a shadow so long that it continued to haunt Charlotte for years after his somewhat mysterious death.' (Publishers blurb)

Notes

  • Dedication: To Kim Johnston / With gratitude
  • Epigraph: Oh! The light from the mountain is fading away ... - Louisa Atkinson Calvert, c. 1850

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    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2008 .
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      Extent: 473p.
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      • On cover: The Australian Women's Weekly Great Read
      • Published January 1st 2008
      ISBN: 9781741149951 (pbk.)
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Works about this Work

[Review] The Dark Mountain : What Kind of Secret Is Worth a Lifetime of Betrayals? Victor Crittenden , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Margin , November no. 76 2008; (p. 38-39)
— Review of The Dark Mountain : What Kind of Secret is Worth a Lifetime of Betrayals? Catherine Jinks , 2008 single work novel
Review Ian Nichols , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 2 August 2008; (p. 43)
— Review of The Dark Mountain : What Kind of Secret is Worth a Lifetime of Betrayals? Catherine Jinks , 2008 single work novel
Take Three Ian McFarlane , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 20 July 2008; (p. 21)
— Review of The Dark Mountain : What Kind of Secret is Worth a Lifetime of Betrayals? Catherine Jinks , 2008 single work novel
Off the Shelf : Fiction Thuy On , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 June 2008; (p. 28)
— Review of The Dark Mountain : What Kind of Secret is Worth a Lifetime of Betrayals? Catherine Jinks , 2008 single work novel
Too Good to Be True Matthia Dempsey (interviewer), 2008 single work interview
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , April/May vol. 87 no. 8 2008; (p. 40)
[Review] The Dark Mountain : What Kind of Secret Is Worth a Lifetime of Betrayals? Matthia Dempsey , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , April/May vol. 87 no. 8 2008; (p. 33)
— Review of The Dark Mountain : What Kind of Secret is Worth a Lifetime of Betrayals? Catherine Jinks , 2008 single work novel
Off the Shelf : Fiction Thuy On , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 June 2008; (p. 28)
— Review of The Dark Mountain : What Kind of Secret is Worth a Lifetime of Betrayals? Catherine Jinks , 2008 single work novel
Take Three Ian McFarlane , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 20 July 2008; (p. 21)
— Review of The Dark Mountain : What Kind of Secret is Worth a Lifetime of Betrayals? Catherine Jinks , 2008 single work novel
Review Ian Nichols , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 2 August 2008; (p. 43)
— Review of The Dark Mountain : What Kind of Secret is Worth a Lifetime of Betrayals? Catherine Jinks , 2008 single work novel
[Review] The Dark Mountain : What Kind of Secret Is Worth a Lifetime of Betrayals? Victor Crittenden , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Margin , November no. 76 2008; (p. 38-39)
— Review of The Dark Mountain : What Kind of Secret is Worth a Lifetime of Betrayals? Catherine Jinks , 2008 single work novel
Too Good to Be True Matthia Dempsey (interviewer), 2008 single work interview
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , April/May vol. 87 no. 8 2008; (p. 40)
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