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Author

Diane Armstrong

Diane Armstrong was born in Poland and arrived in Australia with her parents on the SS Derna in 1948. After gaining a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sydney, she became a freelance journalist. Over 3,000 of her articles have been published in Australia and around the world, winning national and international awards.

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Title:

Empire Day

Written by:

Diane Armstrong 

Read by:

Deidre Rubenstein 

Format:

Unabridged CD Audio Book 

Number of CDs:

13 

Duration:

14 hours 48 minutes 

Published:

September 28 2011 

Available Date:

September 28 2011 

Age Category:

Adult 

ISBN:

9781743100271 

Genres:

Fiction; Australian Fiction; Romance 

Publisher:

Bolinda audio 

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AUD$ 49.95

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"A consummate writer at the top of her form."
The Canberra Times

A heart-warming novel in the tradition of Cloudstreet and The Harp in the South.

Bondi Junction in the late 1940s is a microcosm of changing Australia, and life is changing too fast for locals like salt-of-the-earth Pop Wilson, prickly Miss McNulty and feisty single mum Kath, all of whom resent the European `reffos’ who have moved in. The newcomers are struggling to rebuild their lives while the unhealed wounds of the past threaten to overwhelm them. As the lives of the neighbours interweave, unexpected new relationships cause tragedy for some, but forgiveness and salvation for others. Ultimately the residents of Wattle Street discover that behind closed doors, Old as well as New Australians have secret heartaches which poison their lives. Can we ever forget the past, or does it continue to fester inside us? Can understanding be forged from prejudice and fear? Part love story, part mystery and part crime investigation, Empire Day confirms Diane Armstrong as one of our most gifted and compelling storytellers.