The Black Opal
An Australian-American Love and War Story
by
Book Details
Language :
English
Publication Date :
4/1/2003
Format :
Softcover
Dimensions :
6x9
Page Count :
162
ISBN :
9780595275106
About the Book
A picture of the Three Sisters in the Jamison Valley, at Katoomba, Australia, locked in stone for centuries waiting for their father to find the lost, magic bone to free them.
About the Author
Ron Marose, Author An Executive in the Real Estate business.
While on a business trip to Australia, he stumbled upon a story in a local magazine about American and Australian soldiers rioting in World War II called “The Battle of Brisbane.” He then decided to write a novel involving the fictitious Coleti Family and the tragedies and love from World War II through the Vietnamese War with flashbacks, which also explores the emerging Australian wine industry into the novel.