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'People (90% of them women) often read romance novels to learn about another place (see Radway 60-61). We will consider this with reference to some Australian romance novels published in the last decade. Readers with an interest in those published between 1950-2000 are invited to consult From Australia with Love (2004). Australia's romance novelists know that the vast majority of their readers live outside the country and they take pride in accurately describing both it and 'typically Australian' characters. This chapter will examine how far their portrayal of the natural or built environment reflects Australian reality, although any generalisation is unreliable. There are several dozen Australian currently publishing romance novels. Over the years there have been dozens more. Harelequin Mills & Boon, on whose output this chapter is based, published fifteen titles by Australian authors in February/March 2010 alone and there are of course other publishers.' (Author's introduction 82)
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The Wide Brown Land and the Big Smoke : The Setting of Australian Popular Romance
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- Baby Down Under 1999 single work novel
- Hot November 1994 single work novel
- Steamy December 1995 single work novel
- Love Rules 1992 single work novel
- Titan's Woman 1986 single work novel
- An Irresistible Force 1985 single work novel
- Climax of Passion 1995 single work novel
- Doctor on Loan 2001 single work novel
- Bushfire Bride 2004 single work novel
- Scandals and Secrets 1994 single work novel
- The Cattleman's Adopted Family 2010 single work novel
- Australian Hospital 1955 single work novel
- Long-Lost Son : Brand-New Family 2007 single work novel
- A Proposal Worth Waiting For 2008 single work novel
- A Bride and Child Worth Waiting For 2008 single work novel
- The Last Eden 1993 single work novel
- Enchanting Surgeon 1995 single work novel
- His Secret Love-Child 2006 single work novel
- Desert Rose 1984 single work novel
- Tomorrow's Dawn 1987 single work novel
- Wild Horizons 1986 single work novel
- Savage Moon 1983 single work novel
- The One Who Kisses 1954 single work novel
- Pepper Tree Bay 1959 single work novel
- Outback Bachelor 2010 single work novel
- The Nurse He's Been Waiting For 2007 single work novel
- The Doctor's Marriage Wish 2006 single work novel
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