Summary
Philadelphia Gordon is an artist, a riverboat skipper, and a beautiful, independent woman.
Orphaned by a shipwreck, Philadelphia grows up on the banks of her beloved Murray River in Australia with her kindly uncle and strict aunt, seemingly destined for a conventional life. But then tragedy changes everything, and leads her to a successful career as a painter, and then to a meeting with the dashing captain of the paddle-steamer which bears her name.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340938355 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0340938358 |
| Author: | Nancy Cato |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 640 |
| Release Date: | 8 August 2007 |
| Weight: | 462g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 131mm x 38mm |
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Critics Review
Its precision of language, firmness of characterisation and richness of the Australian setting invites comparison with The Thorn Birds - Publishers Weekly
A novel on the grand scale, with Australia as its background and a beautiful riverboat skipper its wilful heroine. - SheAbout The Author
Nancy Cato
Nancy Cato spent her working life in the literary field as a poet, novelist and reporter on an Adelaide daily paper. In 1984 she was made a member of the Order of Australia. She died in 2000.
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