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The Black Opal
The Black Opal
The Black Opal
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"The Black Opal" revolves around the close-knit opal-mining community living and working on Fallen Star Ridge, a fictional place in New South Wales, Australia. Life is tough for the miners as their finances rise and drop with the quantity and quality of black opal, a beautiful mineral with vibrant sparkles of color, much valued for jewelry. The novel reflects the relationships between the people living on the Ridge and the two main characters portrayed with clarity.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherGood Press
Release dateApr 25, 2021
ISBN4057664579102
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