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Black Diamonds

By: Kim Kelly
Narrated by: Amanda Harrison, Cameron Moore
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It is 1914 and Lithgow is booming. Daniel is a young German-Australian, a coalminer and a socialist; Francine is the bourgeois, Irish-Catholic, too-good-for-this-place daughter of one of the mine's owners. When their paths collide, they fall in love despite themselves – raising eyebrows all around town. But before the signatures on their marriage certificate are dry, war erupts, confronting them with a new and much more terrifying obstacle. Against his principles but driven by a sense of solidarity, Daniel enlists; Francine, horrified, has no choice but to support him. As they hurtle towards a daunting world of war, separation and grief, they learn things about themselves and one another that they would never have expected in more certain times – about heroism, sacrifice, the thin line between courage and stupidity, and, most of all, about the magical power of love. Told with freshness, verve and humour, Black Diamonds is a celebration of two people determined to be together, whatever life throws at them.©2007 Kim Kelly (P)2019 Bolinda Publishing Fiction Historical Fiction Heartfelt
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'This is the story of a love greatly tested and of the resilience of ordinary Australians sucked into a pointless war by propaganda. It's enough to turn you into a war protester.' (Australian Women's Weekly)
'Colourful, evocative and energetic.' (Sydney Morning Herald)
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My first Kim Kelly book was Sunshine which I loved. I have also listened to Her Last Words which I also liked. This one is a story of a couple and their trials and tribulations during the period leading up to and including the first world war. Kim Kelly books always have a warm and kind thread running through them which I like. There are a few irritating pauses by the male narrator at the beginning but this soon improves. An enjoyable book.

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