Novel set in 1950s HOLLYWOOD and EALING (London)
Eucalyptus
Location(s): New South Wales
Genre(s): Fiction
Era(s): 2000s
On a remote estate in New South Wales a man named Holland promises his daughter Ellen’s hand in marriage to whomever can correctly name the hundreds of species of eucalyptus tree that he has planted on his land. Ellen observes the challengers come to the estate, one after another, drawn by tales of her legendary beauty. She gradually sinks into despair. But one afternoon a mysterious young man appears among the gum trees and tells her stories of faraway lands.
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