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Araluen

By: Judy Nunn
Narrated by: John Derum
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 A spell-binding, multi-generational novel, set in the ruthless world of movie-making.
A GLIMPSE INTO THE PAST
On a blistering hot day in 1850, George and Richard Ross take their first steps on Australian soil after three long months at sea. All they have is each other, and a quarterly remittance from their irate father who has banished them to the Colonies.

LIFE IN A NEW WORLD
A decade on, and the brothers are the owners of successful vineyard, Araluen, nestled in a beautiful green valley not far from Adelaide. Now a successful businessman, George has laid down the roots of his own Ross dynasty, born of the New World. But building a family empire - at any cost - can have a shattering effect on the generations to come ...

A SAGA OF POWER AND GREED
From the South Australian vineyards of the 1850s to the opulence and corruption of Hollywood's golden age to the relentless loneliness of the outback to mega-budget movie-making in modern-day New York... Judy Nunn weaves an intricate web of characters and locations in this spellbinding saga of the Ross family and its inescapable legacy of greed and power.

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'Mistress of the ripping yarn.' SUN-HERALD
'500 pages of perfect reading.' AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY
'Perfect summer reading.' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
'A master of what she does.' WEEKLY TIMES
'A stunning blockbuster.' WOMAN'S DAY
'A prolific writer of bestsellers.' THE AGE©2021 Judy Nunn (P)2021 Penguin Random House Australia Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction
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Again a great story from this Australian author, narrator excellent to top it off. Thank you.

Judy Nunn never disappoints

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Judy Nunn is such a wordsmith, and writes such wonderful stories with characters so easy to picture told perfectly in this audible book!

A True Australian Storyteller

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I liked following the story line, a few questions were left unanswered but plenty happening and enjoyable

good story over a couple of centuries

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not my favourite Judy nunn . narrator was too pompous sounding for an aussie..

not my favourite..

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Not my favourite. I felt like I was having to force myself to keep going.

grindy grind

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This is a very long book. It started really well and I was really enjoying it, but then it all became a bit long winded and far-fetched. She bought it back at the end, but i don’t think it was her best work.

Started well, but too drawn out and a bit far-fetched.

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