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y separately published work icon Time, Flow Softly : A Novel of the River Murray single work   novel   historical fiction  
Is part of All the Rivers Run Nancy Cato , 1958 series - author novel (number 2 in series)
  • Author:agent Nancy Cato http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/cato-nancy
Issue Details: First known date: 1959... 1959 Time, Flow Softly : A Novel of the River Murray
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'Whilst living in Echuca, Philadelphia Gordon has developed a strong attachment to the river, and a fascination for paddle steamers. When she becomes owner of a paddle steamer she wishes that she had been born a male and not bound by the conventions society imposes upon females.When Delie meets a young handsome riverman, Brenton Edwards, she falls hopelessly in love with him. However, the future is not the idyll she had foreseen. She is dogged by tragedy and her mind becomes plagued by many questions. Will she ever escape the treadmill of motherhood? Is she doomed to forever be subordinate to a philandering, reckless husband?'

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Adaptations

form y separately published work icon All the Rivers Run II The Rivers Run : A Journey of Faith and Hope [USA] Barbara Bishop , Vince Moran , Seven Network (publisher), ( dir. John Power ) 1990 Melbourne Australia : Crawford Productions Seven Network , 1990 Z1688490 1990 series - publisher film/TV

A sequel to the 1983 mini-series All the Rivers Run, this series takes place in 1903. Brenton Edwards continues to pilot the riverboat Philadelphia around Echuca, one of the biggest inland ports in Australia at that time. After Edwards makes the acquaintance of Cyrus James, an expatriate American, the pair become partners in the riverboat business. Things don't go well for them, however. First the shipping and tourism industries in Echuca go into a downturn, and then Edwards is sent to jail for a crime he didn't commit. James rallies to keep their business afloat and Edwards's family together, as they all search for a way to prove Edwards is innocent.

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Works about this Work

The River Towns Arthur Ashworth , 1961 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 21 no. 1 1961; (p. 56)
— Review of Time, Flow Softly : A Novel of the River Murray Nancy Cato , 1959 single work novel
Women Under Compulsion John Yule , 1960 single work review
— Appears in: Salient , vol. 1 no. 3 1960; (p. 35-37)
— Review of Time, Flow Softly : A Novel of the River Murray Nancy Cato , 1959 single work novel
Novel of the Murray 1960 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 20 January vol. 81 no. 4171 1960; (p. 58)
— Review of Time, Flow Softly : A Novel of the River Murray Nancy Cato , 1959 single work novel
Fiction Chronicle Marjorie Barnard , 1960 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , December vol. 19 no. 4 1960; (p. 435-443)
— Review of The Roaring Days : An Australian Yarn Donald McLean , 1960 single work novel ; The Exiles Lynn Foster , 1960 single work novel ; Summer Glare : A Novel Gerard Hamilton , 1959 single work novel ; No Sunlight Singing Joe Walker , 1960 single work novel ; Pink is for Girls : A Romance Juliet Rolleston , 1960 single work novel ; Peppercorn Days Jon Rose , 1959 single work novel ; Mr Brain Knows Best Robert Burns , 1959 single work novel ; A Descant for Gossips Thea Astley , 1960 single work novel ; Time, Flow Softly : A Novel of the River Murray Nancy Cato , 1959 single work novel ; A Wreath of Water Lilies Pat Flower , 1960 single work novel ; White Man's Shoes Olaf Ruhen , 1960 single work novel ; Where the Wind's Feet Shine H. H. Wilson , 1960 single work novel
Fiction Chronicle Marjorie Barnard , 1960 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , December vol. 19 no. 4 1960; (p. 435-443)
— Review of The Roaring Days : An Australian Yarn Donald McLean , 1960 single work novel ; The Exiles Lynn Foster , 1960 single work novel ; Summer Glare : A Novel Gerard Hamilton , 1959 single work novel ; No Sunlight Singing Joe Walker , 1960 single work novel ; Pink is for Girls : A Romance Juliet Rolleston , 1960 single work novel ; Peppercorn Days Jon Rose , 1959 single work novel ; Mr Brain Knows Best Robert Burns , 1959 single work novel ; A Descant for Gossips Thea Astley , 1960 single work novel ; Time, Flow Softly : A Novel of the River Murray Nancy Cato , 1959 single work novel ; A Wreath of Water Lilies Pat Flower , 1960 single work novel ; White Man's Shoes Olaf Ruhen , 1960 single work novel ; Where the Wind's Feet Shine H. H. Wilson , 1960 single work novel
Novel of the Murray 1960 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 20 January vol. 81 no. 4171 1960; (p. 58)
— Review of Time, Flow Softly : A Novel of the River Murray Nancy Cato , 1959 single work novel
Women Under Compulsion John Yule , 1960 single work review
— Appears in: Salient , vol. 1 no. 3 1960; (p. 35-37)
— Review of Time, Flow Softly : A Novel of the River Murray Nancy Cato , 1959 single work novel
The River Towns Arthur Ashworth , 1961 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 21 no. 1 1961; (p. 56)
— Review of Time, Flow Softly : A Novel of the River Murray Nancy Cato , 1959 single work novel
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Last amended 12 Sep 2019 17:42:48
Subjects:
  • Melbourne, Victoria,
  • New South Wales,
  • South Australia,
  • Murray River,
Settings:
  • 1900s
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