Heritage

As refugees gather in the Australian highlands to redirect a river, their lives intertwine in a powerful tale of rebirth, struggle, and the forging of the Australian spirit. FREEDOM'S NEW FRONTIER In a time when desperate people were seizing with both hands the chance for freedom, refugees from more than seventy nations gathered beneath the Southern Cross to forge a new national identity. They came from all over war-torn Europe to the mountains of Australia to help realise one man's dream: the mighty Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme, one of the greatest engineering feats of the 20th century. ENGINEERING A DREAM People of all races and creeds tunnelled through a mountain range to turn the course of a majestic river, trying to put to rest ghosts from the inferno of history: buried memories, unimaginable pain and deadly secrets. A TAPESTRY OF STRUGGLE From the ruins of Berlin to the birth of Israel, from the Italian Alps to the Australian high country, Heritage is a passionate and fast-paced tale of rebirth, struggle, sacrifice and redemption, and a tribute to those who gave meaning to the Australian spirit. ____________________ 'Mistress of the ripping yarn.' SUN-HERALD '500 pages of perfect reading.' AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY 'Perfect summer reading.' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD 'A master of what she does.' WEEKLY TIMES ' A stunning blockbuster.' WOMAN'S DAY 'A prolific writer of bestsellers.' THE AGE They Came To Change The Course Of A River. And Changed The Course Of Their Lives . . . In A Time When Desperate People Were Seizing With Both Hands The Chance For Freedom, Refugees From More Than Seventy Nations Gathered Beneath The Southern Cross To Forge A New National Identity. They Came From All Over Wartorn Europe To The Mountains Of Australia To Help Realise One Man's Dream: The Mighty Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme, One Of The Greatest Engineering Feats Of The 20th Century. People Of All Races And Creeds Tunnelled Through A Mountain Range To Turn The Course Of A Majestic River, Trying To Put To Rest Ghosts From The Inferno Of History: Buried Memories, Unimaginable Pain And Deadly Secrets. From The Ruins Of Berlin To The Birth Of Israel, From The Italian Alps To The Australian High Country, Heritage Is A Passionate And Fast-paced Tale Of Rebirth, Struggle, Sacrifice And Redemption, And A Tribute To Those Who Gave Meaning To The Australian Spirit. They came to change the course of a river. And changed the course of their lives.... In a time when desperate people were seizing with both hands the chance for freedom, refugees from more than 70 nations gathered beneath the Southern Cross to forge a new national identity. They came from all over war-torn Europe to the mountains of Australia to help realise one man's dream: the mighty Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme, one of the greatest engineering feats of the 20th century. People of all races and creeds tunnelled through a mountain range to turn the course of a majestic river, trying to put to rest ghosts from the inferno of history: buried memories, unimaginable pain and deadly secrets. From the ruins of Berlin to the birth of Israel, from the Italian Alps to the Australian high country, Heritage is a passionate and fast-paced tale of rebirth, struggle, sacrifice and redemption and a tribute to those who gave meaning to the Australian spirit