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Issue Details: First known date: 2021... 2021 The Breaking
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'Hannah Bird has just arrived in Thailand. Disoriented and out of her depth, she meets Deven, a fierce and gutsy Australian expat who sweeps her into thrilling adventures rescuing elephants.

'As they head deeper and deeper into the fraught world of elephant tourism, their lives become tangled in ways Hannah never imagined. But how far will they go to save a life?

'Hannah is about to make a critical decision from which there will be no turning back, with shattering consequences.'

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Adelaide, South Australia,: MidnightSun , 2021 .
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      Extent: 272p.
      Note/s:
      • Published March 2021
      ISBN: 9781925227819
Form: audiobook
    • Chatswood, Chatswood - Gordon - Castlecrag area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Wavesound , 2021 .
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      Extent: 8 hours and 20 min.p.
      Description: Audio CD; MP3 CD; audio download
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      • Published September 1, 2021
      ISBN: 9781004054787 (CD), 9781004054794 (MP 3), 9781004054800 (audio download)
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Works about this Work

Faithful Tales of Life Louise Swinn , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10 April 2021; (p. 17)
— Review of Friends and Dark Shapes Kavita Bedford , 2021 single work novel ; The Breaking Irma Gold , 2021 single work novel ; Chasing the McCubbin Sandi Scaunich , 2021 single work novel
Irma Gold, The Breaking Thuy On , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 20-26 March 2021;
— Review of The Breaking Irma Gold , 2021 single work novel

'The title of Irma Gold’s debut novel, The Breaking, is as ominous as it sounds. It refers to the systematic and torturous process by which the spirits of elephant calves are broken to the point where they are deemed malleable enough to start work within the tourism industry in whatever capacity, from circus fodder to passenger carriers.' (Introduction)
Irma Gold : The Breaking Amy Walters , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , March 2021;
— Review of The Breaking Irma Gold , 2021 single work novel

'Canberra writer Irma Gold brings her passion for elephants to her debut novel.'
Irma Gold : The Breaking Amy Walters , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , March 2021;
— Review of The Breaking Irma Gold , 2021 single work novel

'Canberra writer Irma Gold brings her passion for elephants to her debut novel.'
Irma Gold, The Breaking Thuy On , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 20-26 March 2021;
— Review of The Breaking Irma Gold , 2021 single work novel

'The title of Irma Gold’s debut novel, The Breaking, is as ominous as it sounds. It refers to the systematic and torturous process by which the spirits of elephant calves are broken to the point where they are deemed malleable enough to start work within the tourism industry in whatever capacity, from circus fodder to passenger carriers.' (Introduction)
Faithful Tales of Life Louise Swinn , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10 April 2021; (p. 17)
— Review of Friends and Dark Shapes Kavita Bedford , 2021 single work novel ; The Breaking Irma Gold , 2021 single work novel ; Chasing the McCubbin Sandi Scaunich , 2021 single work novel
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