{"product_id":"2026200011272-secondhand-all-the-rivers-run","title":"All The Rivers Run","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the sweeping grandeur of Australia's mighty Murray River in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, All the Rivers Run chronicles the remarkable life of Philadelphia Gordon, a spirited young woman who arrives from England as an orphan and forges an extraordinary destiny among the paddlesteamers and river communities of the Australian inland. After tragedy claims her family, Delie discovers both her passion for painting and an irresistible pull toward the river itself, which becomes as central a character as any human soul in this richly textured saga. Her loves, losses, and fierce independence are rendered with breathtaking intimacy, as the river's eternal flow mirrors the relentless currents of her own turbulent life.\n\nNancy Cato, one of Australia's most celebrated novelists, constructs a narrative of sweeping historical scope and profound emotional resonance, weaving together themes of freedom, womanhood, environmental reverence, and the indomitable pioneer spirit. Originally published as a trilogy and later combined into a single omnibus volume, All the Rivers Run stands as a cornerstone of Australian literature — a work that captures the raw beauty of a continent and the fierce heart of a woman who refused to be tamed. For readers who hunger for an epic that is as vast and untamed as the landscape it portrays, this is a journey that does not easily end.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49161032532187,"sku":"2026200011272-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/5d6af88b-597f-4722-8e22-38e952b8dda1.png?v=1787189463","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200011272-secondhand-all-the-rivers-run","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}