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Together, they escape their troubled pasts and set off on a journey into manhood. Maude greer gave the surname courtenay to both her children. Four fires is a story of the power of love and the triumph of the human spirit against the odds. This shaping of the australian national character is explored through the story of a smalltown family, the maloneys. Apr 01, 2008 the power of one audiobook written by bryce courtenay. The title is derived from a quote unspecified, but possibly of. Buy a cheap copy of four fires book by bryce courtenay. Maude greer a dressmaker and his father arthur ryder, who was a salesman.
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