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The Five Winds: A gripping Australian saga of grief and revenge

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Five Winds: A gripping Australian saga of grief and revenge

Contributors:

By (Author) Patricia Shaw

ISBN:

9780755303731

Publisher:

Headline Publishing Group

Imprint:

Headline Book Publishing

Publication Date:

11th November 2004

UK Publication Date:

7th June 2004

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Main Subject:
Dewey:

823

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

544

Dimensions:

Width 110mm, Height 176mm, Spine 36mm

Weight:

340g

Description

As the luxury China Belle enters Australian waters, its passengers have little idea of the tragedy that awaits them, particularty not Mal Wilioughby, who is returning to his native land to start a new life with his Chinese wife Jun Lien. The crew, led by First Officer Jake Tussup, mutinies off the coast of Australia, taking the passengers hostage. By the time the horrific ordeal is over and the crew have escaped to the goldfields of the Palmer River, Mal's beautiful wife is dead and the lives of all the survivors have been altered for ever.

Author Bio

Born in Melbourne, Patricia Shaw worked as a teacher, political journalist and an oral historian, before pursuing a literary career. Her books have sold over 5.4 million copies worldwide.

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