The Dreaming

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Barbara Wood is the author of twenty-three acclaimed novels, including Green City in tbe Sun, Virguu ofParadue, and The BUjj ing Stone. She lives in Caiifomia.
"Absolutely splendid it sweepsyou away/' —Cynthia Free man, New York Tíme*t best-selling author
Set in the untamed landscape of mid-nineteenth centuiy Australia, TbtDreaming is a rieh and potent tale of hidden passión and broken taboo from acclaimed noveüst Barbara Wood.
Aiutraiia, 1871—Following her mother's sudden death, Joanna Druiy sets sail from India and arrives in Melbourne to claim the property left to her by her mother—and to trace the mysteries of her family s past.
From her first steps on shore, Joanna becomes entangled with a lost boy who leads her to the fascinating Hugh Westbrook. She agrees to look after the child, Adam, in exchange for Hugh s help in finding her inheritance. But she falls deeply in love with Hugh and with life at his sheep station, Merinda.
When strange nightmares begin to... Tovább

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Barbara Wood is the author of twenty-three acclaimed novels, including Green City in tbe Sun, Virguu ofParadue, and The BUjj ing Stone. She lives in Caiifomia.
"Absolutely splendid it sweepsyou away/' —Cynthia Free man, New York Tíme*t best-selling author
Set in the untamed landscape of mid-nineteenth centuiy Australia, TbtDreaming is a rieh and potent tale of hidden passión and broken taboo from acclaimed noveüst Barbara Wood.
Aiutraiia, 1871—Following her mother's sudden death, Joanna Druiy sets sail from India and arrives in Melbourne to claim the property left to her by her mother—and to trace the mysteries of her family s past.
From her first steps on shore, Joanna becomes entangled with a lost boy who leads her to the fascinating Hugh Westbrook. She agrees to look after the child, Adam, in exchange for Hugh s help in finding her inheritance. But she falls deeply in love with Hugh and with life at his sheep station, Merinda.
When strange nightmares begin to plague her—the same that tormented her mother— Joanna starts to notice the Aborigines' strange reaction to her. Delving into Australia s past, she searches out the tragic events that have marked her family s destiny and her own life, events that happened long ago in the time the Aborigines call "the Dreaming."
Full of intriguing historical detail, Wood s compelling stoiy brings the clash of immigrant and Aboriginal cultures to stunning life, capturing the danger, mysteiy, and románcé of an emerging countiy. Vissza