Books by Deborah O'Brien
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English
review 1: Set in the (mythical) gold-rush town of Millbrooke, NSW, this book has two parallel stories. The first follows Amy Duncan in 1872, as she travels from her Sydney schooling to Millbrooke, to join her Scottish harsh-preaching minister father and family when her mother becomes unwel...
language
English
review 1: Mr Chen's Emporium is set in a small Goldrush town in outback New South Wales. The novel contrasts the Millbrooke of 1870 with the Millbrooke of today. In 1870 Amy Chen has been recalled to Millbrooke to care for her ailing mother. She is young, romantic, and somewhat stifled by ...