First Harlequin edition of this Australian contemporary romance in which the heroine pursues a man at his isolated mining site.
Near fine.
Price: $20.00
"As far as she could see there was space, and across that space was flung one filling station with one solitary pump, one windmill, one shack, one surprised gas attendant with one yellow dog, obviously his domesticated dingo, and that was all."
Dingwell is among the most popular Australian romance authors of all time, a star who helped Mills & Boons (and later, by extension, Harlequin) maintain its market dominance. After the success of Dingwell in the 1950s, Mills & Boon developed relationships with a large number of Australian authors: Dingwell's success created a snowball effect for Australian romance published by Mills & Boon. According to Amit Sarwal, "It is impossible to overestimate the importance of London publishers such as Mills & Boon [and others] in providing international and lucrative publishing opportunities for Australian women's writing" (59-60).
Read more: Sarwal, Sold by the Millions: Australia's Bestsellers.
Toronto: Harlequin Books, (1977). 6.75'' x 4.25''. Original color pictorial wrappers, 2123, cover price.95. Red edges. 188, [4] pages. Light edgewear.
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