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'1975: When bloody war ravages his beloved Portuguese Timor, Cesar da Silva flees with his wife and children from a country in flames. But in their desperate bid for freedom, amidst the chaos and devastation, Cesar's young family becomes separated. Believing his wife and two daughters dead, Cesar finds passage to the Portugal of his heritage and later to Australia.
In occupied Timor, Cesar's wife is alive, but her troubles are far from over. Hunted by a sadistic warlord and with no way to get a message to the outside world, she despairs she will never see her husband again..
1997: More than twenty years later, a young Australian journalist and her photographer are drawn to the killing fields of Timor and discover the terrible suffering of the Timorese people at the hands of a brutal foreign invader. They are compelled to expose the truth to the world, but in their quest for justice, they become entangled in the da Silva family tragedy, placing them all in the gravest of danger...' (From the publisher's website.)
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Dedication: For Victoria, Nicholas and Lachlan, with all my love.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Books
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 6 March 2010; (p. 36-37)
— Review of Below the Styx 2010 single work novel ; Lillian Roxon : Mother of Rock 2002 single work biography ; The Devil's Tears 2010 single work novel -
Books Fiction
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 27 - 28 February 2010; (p. 22)
— Review of The Devil's Tears 2010 single work novel -
Off the Shelf : Thriller
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 27 February 2010; (p. 24)
— Review of The Devil's Tears 2010 single work novel -
Stories from the Front Line
2010
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 21 February 2010; (p. 10-11)
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Off the Shelf : Thriller
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 27 February 2010; (p. 24)
— Review of The Devil's Tears 2010 single work novel -
Books Fiction
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 27 - 28 February 2010; (p. 22)
— Review of The Devil's Tears 2010 single work novel -
Books
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 6 March 2010; (p. 36-37)
— Review of Below the Styx 2010 single work novel ; Lillian Roxon : Mother of Rock 2002 single work biography ; The Devil's Tears 2010 single work novel -
Stories from the Front Line
2010
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 21 February 2010; (p. 10-11)
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cTimor-Leste,cSoutheast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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cPortugal,cWestern Europe, Europe,
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cAustralia,c
- 1975
- 1997