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'Martin Flint has been hit hard. Two years ago his young daughter died in an accident, and while he and his wife are learning to cope with the tragedy, it doesn't look as if they're going to make it. More and more Martin turns to the only other friend he's got: the Pillars of Wisdom poker machine - until it lets him down one time too many.
'Using what's left of a small inheritance, Martin travels to Fiji. A little time-out from a life out of control is also an opportunity to research the story of a nineteenth-century treasure. From the realm of Sydney's poker machine parlours to the seedy bars and backstreets of Suva, Martin encounters conmen, criminals, drifters and dreamers. A young Fijian woman with troubles of her own provides heartache and hope - and the knowledge that life isn't always elsewhere.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Dedication: In memory of my parents, Stan and Bess
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Take Three
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 21 October 2007; (p. 33)
— Review of All Those Bright Crosses: Gambling Everything is Never Enough 2007 single work novel -
Off to a Flying Start
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , September vol. 2 no. 8 2007; (p. 22, 27)
— Review of All Those Bright Crosses: Gambling Everything is Never Enough 2007 single work novel ; The Asking Game 2002 single work novel ; Other Country 2007 single work novel ; Whitecap 2007 single work novel -
Everything Goes Down When the Titanic Floats
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11-12 August 2007; (p. 15)
— Review of The Company of the Dead 2007 single work novel ; Lilia's Secret 2007 single work novel ; All Those Bright Crosses: Gambling Everything is Never Enough 2007 single work novel ; Whitecap 2007 single work novel -
Sunken Treasure
2007
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 July 2007; (p. 30-31) -
[Review] All Those Bright Crosses:
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , June vol. 86 no. 9 2007; (p. 58)
— Review of All Those Bright Crosses: Gambling Everything is Never Enough 2007 single work novel
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[Review] All Those Bright Crosses:
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , June vol. 86 no. 9 2007; (p. 58)
— Review of All Those Bright Crosses: Gambling Everything is Never Enough 2007 single work novel -
Everything Goes Down When the Titanic Floats
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11-12 August 2007; (p. 15)
— Review of The Company of the Dead 2007 single work novel ; Lilia's Secret 2007 single work novel ; All Those Bright Crosses: Gambling Everything is Never Enough 2007 single work novel ; Whitecap 2007 single work novel -
Off to a Flying Start
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , September vol. 2 no. 8 2007; (p. 22, 27)
— Review of All Those Bright Crosses: Gambling Everything is Never Enough 2007 single work novel ; The Asking Game 2002 single work novel ; Other Country 2007 single work novel ; Whitecap 2007 single work novel -
Take Three
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 21 October 2007; (p. 33)
— Review of All Those Bright Crosses: Gambling Everything is Never Enough 2007 single work novel -
Sunken Treasure
2007
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 July 2007; (p. 30-31) -
Interview with Ross Duncan
Maggie Ball
(interviewer),
2000
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Compulsive Reader 2000-;
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