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Issue Details: First known date: 1961... 1961 Wife to Order
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Carey, used to the stark brownness and harsh winds of the outback, nearly fainted with joy when she saw her new home at Two Creeks Station. She fell in love with everything: the green rolling paddocks, the white timber fences enclosing sleek thoroughbred horses; the beautifully decorated homestead, ornamented with silver and porcelain, where rich thick carpets covered the floors. Everything was perfect - except for her guardian, the cold distant Oliver who treated her as a child; who told her that soon she would be his wife... (back cover Fontana 1969 reprint)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Collins ,
      1961 .
      Extent: 254p.
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Fontana ,
      1964 .
      Extent: 154p.
      Reprinted: 1968-1969 Reprinted 1968 January and May, 1969 March and June.
Alternative title: Mariage a credit
Language: French

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  • Also large print.
  • Sound recording.
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