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y separately published work icon And Fire Falls single work   novel   war literature   historical fiction  
Is part of Duffy/Macintosh Family Saga Peter Watt , 1999 series - author novel (number 9 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 And Fire Falls
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'It is 1942 and the war in the Pacific is on Australia's doorstep, changing the lives of the Duffy and Macintosh families as never before. In Sydney, siblings Donald and Sarah Macintosh battle for their father's approval, and control of his empire, while their cousin David fights the enemy across the continents. US Marine Pilot James Duffy defies his grandfather's wishes, and, a number of times, death, protecting Australian skies from the Japanese. Below, trapped in the jungles of Malaya, Diane Duffy is caught between saving the lives of hundreds of orphaned children, or that of her son. While Tom Duffy finds himself enlisting in yet another world war, his daughter Jessica narrowly escapes slaughter at a mission station, causing her to revoke her vows and follow in her father's footsteps. Nearly a century after the Aboriginal curse that forever tied these two families, and amidst the most devastating conflict in history, the Duffys and Macintoshes will find a way to endure... and perhaps even thrive.' (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Dedication: For Naomi. Who has always been there for me. With all my love.

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  • Also large print.
  • Sound recording.
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