The Dreaming [Mass Market Paperback]

Barbara Wood (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 21, 1992

Recently orphaned, Joanna Drury, the granddaughter of Outback missionaries, travels to Australia to begin her life anew and to uncover the generations-old curse that has plagued her family. Reprint.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In an opulent, slightly overdone epic of Victorian Australia, Wood--also known as Kathryn Harvey ( Butterfly )--chronicles a daughter's search for the mystical secret that killed her mother.
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Review

"A great summer book. It has everything—good characters, love, adventure, mystery and mysticism."  —Los Angeles Daily News

“Superb storytelling . . . a page turner.” —San Francisco Chronicle

"Magnificent . . . everything a historical novel should be: big, bold, with larger-than-life characters chasing their dreams, and demons with equal fervor.  The Dreaming has all that and more."  —Orange Coast Magazine

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Avon (August 21, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380715937
• ISBN-13: 978-0380715930
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,183,360 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hooked on this author!!!, August 30, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Dreaming (Mass Market Paperback)

Adding to everyone else's comments all I can say is that I could not put this book down. I know I am going to read this book again in the future. I recently purchased the paperback at my local second hand bookstore without any recommendations. However, now I am going to recommend this author to everyone I know.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Regretfully Loaned It Away!, November 11, 2000

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"smmairs" (St. Paul, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dreaming (Mass Market Paperback)

I read this novel years ago, when the mass paperback was just in print. It just caught my eye and became one of the most rewarding surprises I've ever had in reading. I wish I could say I completely remembered the story, but I will never forget the descriptions of the Outback, the journey and the Songlines, the glimpses into the Aboriginal culture. It is an historical novel, and an athropological novel. I loaned it to a friend studying anthropology who has since moved, taking it with her!

I have never forgotton the feeling of reading it, soaking it all in. The feeling rushed back fresh during this year's Olympics in Sydney. My search for my own copy brought me to this site and I felt that, after 8 or so years, I could still give it the high marks that compel me to continue my search. Find one, read it with wonderment, embrace the characters, never let it out of the house, and then read it again. I can't wait to follow my own advice!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, September 7, 2003

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C. Ann "C. Ann Knight" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Dreaming: A Novel of Australia (Hardcover)

This book drew me in as if I were part of the story, and then I could not put it down. The book is filled with mystery, suspense, politics, history, and religion. All of this is blended into a fantastic story. This is the first book I have ever read from this author and I am going to stock my library with more of her books, especially if they are as good as this one.