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It is the 1880s, and the paddle steamers are all that keeps the tiny communities of the Murray River together. Charlie Armstrong is master of the paddle steamer Brenda. George Grenville is the powerful owner of the wine estate Eagle on the Hill. A broken promise and a stolen horse are the beginnings of a lifelong feud, and when hostility spills over into violence, there are consequences for all who live along the Murray. Then Charlie's daughter Alex saves George's grandson Martin from drowning and the two become close friends. But can their relationship survive the enmity between their families? Eagle on the Hill is an epic story of passion, warmth and courage, as enduring as the great Murray itself. (Publisher's blurb)
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Epigraph: In the Dreamtime the great river was created by the giant cod Ponde, who carved out the river's course while trying to escape from the hunter Ngerunderi.- Aboriginal myth.
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Works about this Work
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This Week's Selections
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 5 August 2006; (p. 12)
— Review of Eagle on the Hill 2006 single work novel -
Other Voices
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29-30 July 2006; (p. 8)
— Review of Vale Byron Bay 2006 single work novel ; Eagle on the Hill 2006 single work novel
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Other Voices
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29-30 July 2006; (p. 8)
— Review of Vale Byron Bay 2006 single work novel ; Eagle on the Hill 2006 single work novel -
This Week's Selections
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 5 August 2006; (p. 12)
— Review of Eagle on the Hill 2006 single work novel
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- Murray River,
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