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Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 Maralinga
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'Maralinga is a story of British Lieutenant Daniel Gardiner, who accepts a twelve-month posting to the wilds of South Australia on a promise of rapid promotion; Harold Dartleigh, Deputy Director of MI-6 and his undercover operative Gideon Melbray; Australian Army Colonel Nick Stratton and the enigmatic Petraeus Mitchell, bushman and anthropologist. They all find themselves in a violent and unforgiving landscape, infected with the unique madness and excitement that only nuclear testing creates.' Source: www.randomhouse.com.au/ (Sighted 02/11/2009).

Notes

  • Dedication: To Justine

  • Author's note: The Indigenous names and regions used in this book are those used in the Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia (D. Horton, general editor) published in 1984 by Aboriginal Studies Press for the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies...

    In researching the subject of Maralinga, I have encountered many contradictory reports in both the literature I've studied and the material I've access on the internet. While weaving the facts through my fictional story I have aimed for a general consensus of opinion, but there are so many variables I've come to the conclusion that no-one really knows the full truth, and probably never will.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • North Sydney, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Heinemann , 2009 .
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      Extent: xii, 492 pp.
      Description: illus., map
      Note/s:
      • Published: 1st November 2009
      ISBN: 9781741666786 (pbk.)
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Piatkus ,       2011 .
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      Extent: 516p.p.
      Note/s:

      • Published 1 March 2011.

      ISBN: 9780749954956, 0749954957
    • North Sydney, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Random House Australia , 2011 .
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      Extent: xiv, 574 pp.
      Note/s:
      • Published: 1st August 2011
      ISBN: 9781864712513
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2020 .
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      Extent: 608p.
      Note/s:
      • Published: 18th August 2020
      ISBN: 9781761041297
Alternative title: Maralinga Pfade der Träume
Language: German
    • Frankfurt,
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      Germany,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       S. Fischer Verlag ,       2013 .
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      Extent: 506p.p.
      ISBN: 9783596192526, 3596192528
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Works about this Work

Still Waters Run Deep Judy Nunn , 2010 single work autobiography
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 5 September 2010; (p. 8-10)
Dangerous Ground Kimberley Allsopp , 2009 single work interview
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher , November vol. 89 no. 4 2009; (p. 44)
[Review] Maralinga Kimberley Allsopp , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher , November vol. 89 no. 4 2009; (p. 36)
— Review of Maralinga Judy Nunn , 2009 single work novel
Bookshelf William Yeoman , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 22 December 2009; (p. 6-7)
— Review of Maralinga Judy Nunn , 2009 single work novel
Ultimate Betrayal Lucy Clark , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 9 November 2009; (p. 17)
— Review of Maralinga Judy Nunn , 2009 single work novel
Author in Her Own Right Fiona Purdon , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 31 October - 1 November 2009; (p. 25)
— Review of Maralinga Judy Nunn , 2009 single work novel
Ultimate Betrayal Lucy Clark , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 9 November 2009; (p. 17)
— Review of Maralinga Judy Nunn , 2009 single work novel
Bookshelf William Yeoman , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 22 December 2009; (p. 6-7)
— Review of Maralinga Judy Nunn , 2009 single work novel
[Review] Maralinga Kimberley Allsopp , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher , November vol. 89 no. 4 2009; (p. 36)
— Review of Maralinga Judy Nunn , 2009 single work novel
Nunn Visit Opens Door for Students Deborah Bogle , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 7 November 2009; (p. 20)
Caught Up in the Cold War Danielle Cetinski , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Illawarra Mercury Weekender , 7-8 November 2009; (p. 24) Maralinga is a mix of fact and fiction set around the atomic bomb tests at Maralinga
Nunn Gets to Heart of Matter Jan Hallam , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 21 November 2009; (p. 47)
Dangerous Ground Kimberley Allsopp , 2009 single work interview
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher , November vol. 89 no. 4 2009; (p. 44)
Still Waters Run Deep Judy Nunn , 2010 single work autobiography
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 5 September 2010; (p. 8-10)
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Subjects:
  • Maralinga, North West South Australia, Far North South Australia, South Australia,
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