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Frances Burke Frances Burke i(A100 works by)
Born: Established: 1937 ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Dark Passage Frances Burke , London : Robert Hale , 2012 Z1933905 2012 single work novel romance historical fiction 'After a devastating fall from high society into dire poverty Nicola Redmond battles to support her mother and herself during the 1890s Depression in Australia. Spurning the 'charity' of the man who has claimed her father's estate, Nicola joins the battle for the empowerment of the women slaving in factories under dreadful conditions, or forced by starvation to sell themselves on the streets. When her dearest friend, Rose Basevi, meets a degrading death in a back alley, Nicola vows to avenge her. Denying her growing love for a man she cannot trust, she uses him and his two rivals: a charismatic union organizer, and a cool English detective in charge of the murder investigation. Setting herself up as bait, she plunges deep into the underbelly of the city knowing that one of these three men is stalking her - that one of them is a heartless killer...'

Source: Publisher's website
1 y separately published work icon Scarlet Wind Frances Burke , London : Robert Hale , 2009 Z1933466 2009 single work novel romance 'Liberty, equality, fraternity, and death to the aristocrats! In Paris, 1792, this is the cry of a downtrodden people who have risen against their oppressors. Doctor Juliette Roussel agrees. Yet, could she save some of the imprisoned children and use their blood money to help other innocents? Forced to practise medicine as a man, she holds a unique position within the feared prison of the Conciergerie. Only the brilliant surgeon Armand Dumouriez penetrates her disguise and finds himself entangled in her schemes. As the blood-soaked wind of oppression rages across the city, Juliette is betrayed and sentenced to the guillotine. But can she escape?'

Source: Robert Hale website (Sighted 16/04/2013)
1 y separately published work icon Dragon Wind Rising Frances Burke , London : Robert Hale , 2007 Z1495205 2007 single work novel historical fiction
1 y separately published work icon Hold High the Flame Frances Burke , Smithfield : Saga , 1997 Z803063 1997 single work novel historical fiction Set in the 1850's, this is the saga of three young women of different backgrounds and cultures, each determined to escape from dependence, to freedom in the Australian colonies
1 1 y separately published work icon Endless Time Frances Burke , Milsons Point : Random Century , 1992 Z269949 1992 single work novel
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