| Description |
435 pages, 17 pages : portrait ; 20 cm |
| Summary |
"Outer Maroo, a small, opal mining town in the Australian outback, is stewing in heat, drought, and guilty anxiety. Some ghastly cataclysm has occurred on the opal fields, but this is a taboo subject. At the heart of the mystery is the cult messiah, Oyster, dressed in white, sexually compelling, and preaching the end of time. " -- Publisher description |
| Notes |
Originally published: Virago, 1996 |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography : page 435 |
| Subject |
Australian fiction -- 20th century.
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Missing children -- Australia -- Fiction.
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Cults -- Australia -- Fiction.
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Opal mines and mining -- Australia -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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Novels.
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| ISBN |
9780732281878 paperback |
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0732281873 : |
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