| Description |
315 pages ; 20 cm |
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regular print |
| Summary |
In 1856, Simon Kozminsky travelled from Prussia to begin a new life in the fledgling colony of Victoria. In the heady days of the gold rush, he established a jewellery house that would gain world renown. But behind the glittering facade of wealth, glamour and influence lay a darker, sadder story: a mysterious rift between Simon and his eldest son. In an extraordinary coincidence, the answer to this life-long estrangement was painted by Australia⁵s pre-eminent artist of the time, Frederick McCubbin. The cover depicts a shy Eileen Watkins, the Irish woman who would unwittingly drive a wedge between father and son. The Early Kozminskys is a brilliant imagining of three generations of real-life Kozminskys. With authenticity and dramatic verve, Tangea Tansley brings alive Melbourne of the past in a tantalising tale of fortune and faith, love and betrayal |
| Analysis |
Historical fiction |
| SUBJECT |
Melbourne (Vic.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79029787 -- Fiction.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001562
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| Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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Reading nook.
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Fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780980790467 (paperback) |
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