- Hardcover: 464 pages
- Publisher: Macmillan (22 Aug 1991)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0333485548
- ISBN-13: 978-0333485545
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,505,727 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In 1830 a scientist and his wife make their home with an Aboriginal clan. Four years later their daughter is brought into a mission clutching a satchel of notes. In 1871 Joanna docks in Melbourne convinced that her mother's dreams and sudden death are a result of her experiences as a girl.
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Barbara Wood is the author of twenty-three acclaimed novels, including Green City in the Sun, Virgins of Paradise, and The Blessing Stone. She lives in California.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you want romance, mystery, and history.. This is a definite book to read.. You won't be able to leave this book once you start..
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this book in a translated version many years ago and found myself thinking about it again and again. Finally, I purchased a second-hand copy in English and read it again within a few days. I found it as brilliantly entertaining and interesting as ever. I liked the characters, the social and political backdrop and the interesting references to Aboriginal culture.
I wish the author ended it giving us some more information about what happens to some of the characters...But altogether, I really enjoyed "The Dreaming" and I would recommend it to anybody looking for an intelligent and engaging romantic novel.
I wish the author ended it giving us some more information about what happens to some of the characters...But altogether, I really enjoyed "The Dreaming" and I would recommend it to anybody looking for an intelligent and engaging romantic novel.
Format:Paperback
This is a novel with a panoramic sweep, taking place in nineteenth century Australia. The author, an accomplished storyteller, weaves a spellbinding story about a young woman who goes to Australia upon the death of her parents in order to unravel a mystery that haunted her mother and drove her into an early grave.
In Australia, she finds much happiness when she falls in love with the owner of a prosperous sheep station, but the years go by, the mystery ever present and on her mind. She takes great pains to unravel it, and in the process learns much about herself. It is not, however, until she is overtaken by the forces of nature and a new path opens for her that she is able to unravel the mystery that compelled her to go to Australia.
The book is rich in its imagery and descriptions of life on a sheep station in nineteenth century Australia. It is replete with period detail. Moreover, the description of the culture and plight of the Aborigines makes for interesting reading. This book is everything that a historical novel should be, as it is both entertaining and informative. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, disappointed only in the too abrupt ending that left some issues unresolved. Still, this is definitely a book to be savored. Those readers that are fond of the historical fiction genre will definitely find it worth reading.
In Australia, she finds much happiness when she falls in love with the owner of a prosperous sheep station, but the years go by, the mystery ever present and on her mind. She takes great pains to unravel it, and in the process learns much about herself. It is not, however, until she is overtaken by the forces of nature and a new path opens for her that she is able to unravel the mystery that compelled her to go to Australia.
The book is rich in its imagery and descriptions of life on a sheep station in nineteenth century Australia. It is replete with period detail. Moreover, the description of the culture and plight of the Aborigines makes for interesting reading. This book is everything that a historical novel should be, as it is both entertaining and informative. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, disappointed only in the too abrupt ending that left some issues unresolved. Still, this is definitely a book to be savored. Those readers that are fond of the historical fiction genre will definitely find it worth reading.
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