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Sixteen-year-old Elizabeth Drummond travels to Australia to marry a wealthy cousin. A loveless marriage, a gold rush, a powerful mistress, and a search for happiness in the wilds of New South Wales.
"The Living Reed" (1963) is an epic historical novel in which the author depicts the turbulent history of Korea from the end of the 19th century to the end of World War II (1881–1945) through the fates of four generations of the aristocratic Korean Kim fa
The novel is set during the French Revolution, more precisely during the Jacobin reign of terror, in the years after the execution of King Louis XVI, while Queen Marie Antoinette was imprisoned in the Temple prison.
"God's People" (1951) is a novel in which the author compares the contrasting lives and ideals of two Americans who grew up as the sons of missionaries in China. The plot spans from the Boxer Rebellion (1900) to the mid-20th century.
In 1871, Joanna Drury travels from Texas to Melbourne in search of her mother's past. Along the way, an Aboriginal elder reveals to her the family curse and she falls in love with farmer Erik.
"One Marriage" is a more intimate, psychological portrait of marriage, while "The Promise" is an epic war novel. Both works reflect an author who lived in China and had a deep understanding of the conflicts between East and West.