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On a country property a man named Holland lives with his daughter Ellen. Over the years, as she grows into a beautiful young woman, he plants hundreds of different gum trees on his land. When Ellen is nineteen her father announces his decision: she will marry the man who can name all his species of eucalypt, down to the last tree.

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  • "Aust'n. Holland lived with his only daughter, Ellen, by a khaki river four hours west of Sydney. In spite of their remote location, tales of Ellen's beauty had travelled long distances and in the process inscribed a small legend. But Ellen's desirability was Holland's blindspot and finally he decided that the man who correctly named every eucalypt on his property would win the hand of his daughter."
  • "In order to marry Ellen Holland, a suitor must identify every species of the five hundred trees on her family's property in Australia, a test set by her possessive father. To Ellen's alarm--she is attracted to a young man- -an aging suitor has nearly succeeded. By the author of Homesickness."
  • "On a country property a man named Holland lives with his daughter Ellen. Over the years, as she grows into a beautiful young woman, he plants hundreds of different gum trees on his land. When Ellen is nineteen her father announces his decision: she will marry the man who can name all his species of eucalypt, down to the last tree."@en
  • "On a property in western New South Wales a man named Holland lives with his daughter, Ellen. Over the years, as she grows into a beautiful young woman, he plants hundreds of different eucalyptus trees on his land, filling in the landscape, making a virtual outdoor museum of trees. When Ellen is nineteen, he announces his decision: she may marry only the man who can correctly name the species of each and every gum tree on his property. Suitors emerge from all corners, including the straight-backed Mr. Cave, a world expert on these famous Australian trees. And then one day, walking down by the river where silver light slants into the motionless trunks, Ellen chances on a strange young man resting under the Coolibah tree. In the days that follow, he tells her dozens of stories - set in cities, deserts, and faraway countries."
  • ""On a country property a man named Holland lives with his daughter Ellen. Over the years, as she grows into a beautiful young woman, he plants hundreds of different gum trees on his land. When Ellen is nineteen her father announces his decision: she will marry the man who can name all his species of eucalypt, down to the last tree. "--Provided by publisher."
  • "There was once a man on a property outside a one-horse town, in New South Wales, who couldn't come to a decision about his daughter. He then made an unexpected decision."
  • "Amidst the spearing light and broken shadow of Australia's Outback, a man named Holland raises his daughter, Ellen. As she grows into a woman of unusual beauty, Holland tends his orchard that boasts every last species of eucalyptus. When Ellen is nineteen, her father announces a contest: she will marry the man who can successfully name each tree."@en
  • "In order to marry Ellen Holland, a suitor must identify every species of the five hundred trees on her family's property in Australia, a test set by her possessive father. To Ellen's alarm--she is attracted to a young man--an aging suitor has nearly succeeded. By the author of Homesickness."
  • "Winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Eucalyptus is Murray Bail's best and most moving novel. On a country property a man named Holland lives with his daughter Ellen. Over the years, as she grows into a beautiful young woman, he plants hundreds of different gum trees on his land. When Ellen is nineteen her father announces his decision: she will marry the man who can name all his species of eucalypt, down to the last tree. Suitors emerge from all corners, including the formidable, straight-backed Mr Cave, world expert on the varieties of eucalypt. And then, walking among her father's trees, Ellen chances on a strange young man who in the days that follow tells her dozens of stories set in cities, deserts, faraway countries... Eucalyptus is both a modern fairy tale and an unpredictable love story played out against the searing light and broken shadows of country Australia. 'You will never forget what is at the heart of this book-one of the great and most surprising courtships in literature.' Michael Ondaatje."
  • "Une évocation radieuse du continent australien et de son arbre emblématique: l'eucalyptus, par un conte de fées moderne et une histoire d'amour."
  • "Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year On a property in New South Wales, a widower named Holland lives with his daughter, Ellen. Over the years as she grows into a beautiful woman, Holland plants hundreds of different eucalyptus trees on his land, filling the landscape, making a virtual outdoor museum of trees. When Ellen is nineteen, Holland announces that she may only marry the man who can correctly name the species of each and every gum tree on his property. A strange contest begins, and Ellen is left unmoved by her suitors until she chances on a strange young man resting under the Coolibah tree whose stories will amaze and dazzle her. A modern fairy tale, and an unforgettable love story, that bristles with spiky truths and unexpected wisdom about art, feminine beauty, landscape, and language. Eucalyptus affirms the seductive power of storytelling itself."@en

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  • "Talking books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Guidebooks"
  • "Love stories"
  • "Love stories"@en
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Fairy tales"
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Fantastic fiction"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Australian fiction"
  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Domestic fiction"
  • "General fiction"
  • "Translations"
  • "Australian tapestry"

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  • "Eukalyptus"@fi
  • "Eukalyptus"
  • "Eukalyptus"@sv
  • "Agapē katō apo tous eukalyptous"
  • "Eukalyptus : Roman"
  • "Eucaliptos"@pt
  • "Eukalyptus : roman"
  • "Eukalyptus : roman"@da
  • "Eucalyptus : roman"
  • "Eukalyptus : eine australische Liebesgeschichte"
  • "Ėvkalipt"
  • "Eukaliptos"
  • "Eukaliptusz"
  • "Eukaliptusz"@hu
  • "Myrtusviður"
  • "Evkalipti"
  • "Евкалипти"
  • "Los Eucaliptos"
  • "Eucalyptus: a novel"
  • "Eucaliptus"
  • "Eucaliptus"@ca
  • "Eukalyptus Roman"
  • "Eukaliptas : romanas"
  • "ʹAḳlipṭus"
  • "ʹAḳlipṭus"@en
  • "אקליפטוס"
  • "Eucalyptus a novel"
  • "Eucalyptus a novel"@en
  • "Eukaliptus"@pl
  • "Eukaliptus"
  • "Evkalipt"
  • "Eḳalipṭus"
  • "Eucalyptus"
  • "Eucalyptus"@it
  • "Eucalyptus"@en
  • "<&gt"@he
  • "Los eucaliptos"
  • "Los eucaliptos"@es
  • "Eucalyptus : a novel"
  • "Eucalyptus : a novel"@en

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