About this title: Set in 19th-century Australia, this is the story of the secret passion between an explorer and a young orphan. Although they have met only a few times, Voss and Laura are joined by overwhelming, obsessive feelings for each other. The Australian author won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1973.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. 1984-Paperback---Used-Good. Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Morrow/Avon, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780380002511ISBN:0380002515
Description: Fair. Paperback in fair condition. The cover has a few creases, there is a small tear on the top of the back hinge, the corners are curling, the former owners name is on the top edge of the pages and inside of the front cover. There is some under lining, and a few notes, pages are tanning but this book is still a good reading copy. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Viking Press, New York
Date Published: 1957
Description: Good. No DJ. Book Club Edition Tight spine, blue boards, blind embossed, edges rubbed, corners slightly bumped. Previous owners bookplate on ep otherwise text is unmarked, pages a little yellowed. 442 Pgs. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Viking Press
Date Published: 1957
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Very light wear, webbing showing at title page, usual library marks, dustjacket in mylar. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780140060089ISBN:0140060081
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. text clean and tight, back cover creased. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Avon Edition
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Morrow/Avon, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780380002511ISBN:0380002515
Description: Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Pages & cover tanned. A touch of edgewear otherwise very good. SYNOPSIS: Set in mid-nineteenth-century Sydney, the story follows the secret inner passion of Voss, explorer and scientist, and Laura, a young orphan girl. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780140060089ISBN:0140060081
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Slight crease on bottom right of cover, otherwise in very nice condition. The pages are somewhat yellowed, but clean and unmarked, save the first page which contains the previous owner's name and address and a... Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: 1st
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Viking Press, New York
Date Published: 1957
Description: Fair. No Jacket. Hard Back. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Previous owners signature on the front fly and a sticker. The hard cover has light shelf wear and soiling to the spine. The back outside board has candle wax at the top by the spine. The pages has some yellowing.................We are very careful when we list our books, but sometimes something minor may get by.. read more
"This novel has moments of mythic power, and White writes with originality and strength: "There comes a moment when an individual who is too honest to take refuge in the old illusion of self-importance is suspended agonizingly between the flat sky and the flat earth, and prayer is no more than a slight gumminess on the roof of the mouth" (p. 325). Themes of self-importance AND humility resonate throughout this story of a mysterious German, Voss, who leads a group of explorers and ne'er-do-wells on an ill-fated expedition into the Australian outback. But that is only half the story. The other half concerns Laura Trevelyan, an intelligent and somewhat eccentric young woman who is bound to Voss, based upon a brief meeting, by a mysterious, magnetic force. It is almost as if this connection is predicated upon an attraction that has nothing to do with words like "love," "like," or even "lust." In addition to a story of adventure and "attraction," White has written here a strong novel of place, which alternates between the unforgivable Australian outback and the upper society of Sydney in the 1800's. While there is much to recommend this novel, I felt at times like I was slogging along through something of a wasteland myself. I admire White, but unlike the case of so many other outstanding authors I have listed here, I feel no eagerness to rush to the store and pick up another of his novels."
"Amazing...epic...take Moby Dick and replace the ocean with the Austrailian outback. Replace the whale with the mind.. Thanks to Amanda and Charlie B for turning me on to this."
"All I remember is once again being swept away by his world with Australia as his backdrop. It is fun to remember books that had such an impact on one's being."
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