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FREE ALL THE RIVERS RUN PDF Nancy Cato | 640 pages | 28 Jun 2007 | Hodder & Stoughton General Division | 9780340938355 | English | London, United Kingdom All the Rivers Run - Two Of A Kind Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. All The Rivers Run follows the life of English girl, Philadelphia Gordon, from the time when she is shipwrecked and orphaned off the coast of Victoria in She spends most of her life around Echuca, on the Murray River, and invests some All the Rivers Run her inheritance in the paddle steamer called PS Philadelphia. Her life is changed forever when she meets paddle steamer captain Bre All The Rivers Run follows the life of English girl, Philadelphia Gordon, from the time when she is shipwrecked and orphaned off the coast of All the Rivers Run in Her life is changed forever when she meets paddle steamer captain Brenton All the Rivers Run. She is torn between the harsh beauty of life on the river with its adventures, and the society life in Melbourne with her blossoming career as a painter. It is an adventure and a love story: between her, the men in her life, and the river. Get A Copy. Hardcoverpages. Published September 4th by Coronet first published More Details Original Title. Victoria Australia. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about All The Rivers Runplease sign up. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of All The Rivers Run. Jan All the Rivers Run, Nguyen Linh Chi rated it really liked it. I have so many feelings after reading this book, thus I write this review continuously without any attention to grammar and lexical patterns. Another Australian novel. I'm just in love with everything related to Australia. If The All the Rivers Run bird brings you to a sheep station in an arid area, this novel All the Rivers Run all about rivers, water and vessels. Murray and Darling are two rivers mentioned in this novel. As a matter of fact, Murray is the longest river in Australia which flows across Victoria, New South Wa I have so many feelings after reading this book, thus I write this review continuously without any attention to grammar and lexical patterns. According to Delie, the main character, Muray seems to be muddy and melancholic whilst Darling is more romantic and peaceful. Delie, a painter lives in Echuca, falls in love three times in her life. The first one is Adam, her All the Rivers Run cousin. She loves him with the purest soul of an artist, of a teenage girl with adolescent crisis, jealousy and sexual desire. The second one is Brenton, strong and masculine, a captain with intense sexual desire. The All the Rivers Run one is Alastair, in my opinion he is the most suitable one for her artistic soul. I don't know why she marries Brenton, because of admiration, infatuation or she just want to settle down with the captain of her boat? She just bears with all the time he cheats her, he is violent to her and the children, he is irresponsible, All the Rivers Run is drunk all the time after his accident? How can a great artist like her end up with that mediocre man? Living in the boat, being a housewife, having 4 children, losing 2 newly-born babies, suffering Brenton's temperament - she just doesn't deserve that! The twist which made me almost cry is when she's got a depression after giving birth her 5th child. As a husband, Brenton just doesn't care about her feelings, he is just drunk and beat her and humiliate her! I think that life in their boat, her husband and her giving up painting make her depressed. Alastair is the one for her, she should have met him sooner. Despite her hard life, she still gets attention from many men. I think her endowed beauty combined with artistic soul that makes her attractive even when she has 4 children. Art helps you remain your joyfulness, that's why a woman who loves art is always intriguing and stimulating. I would rate 3. Compared to The Thorn Birdthe plot twists in this novel is not that fascinating. Delie's life seems All the Rivers Run have fewer ups and downs, twists and turns than Meghen's. However, All the Rivers Run book All the Rivers Run heal your soul, it makes you feel peaceful, it is like a cookie for your afternoon tea time. Though this seems to be a cliche reading for girls, there are 2 lessons I can learn from it: 1 A woman's desire, dream and ambition have to be appreciated as a man's and 2 Don't understate the determination of a woman. An artistic woman can become surprisingly strong and unflinching for her beloved kids and family. View all 5 comments. Shelves: historical- romancereadaustraliabookmoochadventurehistorical-fictionfamily-saga. This is the story of Philadelphia Gordon, who was sent to live on the banks of the Murray River in Australia with her aunt and uncle after the lost of her parents when she was 13 years old. The book describes the Midwestern pioneer life in the beginning of 20th century. It should be pointed out that, at that time, the rivers were the practical way to travel through this huge country. Surprisingly, the author gave an artistic ability to the main character, a pioneer woman who was used to face the difficulties of survival along the river she loved so much. View all 3 comments. I remember 'All the Rivers Run' fondly, but it was the very early 's when I read the book and the rating is straight from memory. However, armed only with those memories, I would still recommend this Cato read as a good one without hesitation. I do remember, with clarity, reading it during an unusually hot southern summer and longing to jump into the wetness of that river the heroine kept traveling up All the Rivers Run down many times! View 1 comment. All the Rivers Run is a delightful story of the escapades of a fiery young woman and her steamboat All the Rivers Run. It left an indelible impression on me; the movie was equally terrific thanks to the young actress, Sigrid Thornton, who played Delie Gordon. Delie was beautiful, fiery, high-spirited, and passionate! Raw, untamed, unbridled, and bursting with fire and life; truly ahead of her time by about a hundred years! I had wanted to read this book for awhile. Managed to find a copy at my local library which was over 30 years old and an item that they apparently lent to me from their "stack collection" whatever that is! There were two mini-series based on this book neither which I have seen for a very long time. The first mini-series All the Rivers Run the Rivers Run is based on the first half of the book and follows it fairly closely with only a few scenes re-written, although the outcome is the same. The second mini I had wanted to read this book for awhile. The second mini-series All the Rivers Run II is based on the second half of the book and really only loosely uses a few concepts. The book itself follows the life of Philadelphia Gordon from the minute she sets foot on Australian soil. First-loves, heartbreak, burgeoning art career, marriage, children, personal tragedy and guilt all All the Rivers Run to confuse Delie's life, but the one thing that remains constant in her life, that helps lift her spirits and signify to her that everything will be OK is the sight of the mighty rivers The Murray and The Darling that she has grown up with, grown to love and live on. Cato must have either lived in the area or did an amazing amount of research as I believe all the places in the book are real, some of them still exist. She builds a lovely description of what life was like during the Australian Paddle Steamer All the Rivers Run. Jul 31, Nicola rated it liked it. Australian Historical novel set in the s. Could be classed as a coming of age novel. Jan 15, Nicola rated it really liked it Shelves: bookschallenge-books. I truly enjoyed the mastery of the language, Cato brought the charters and scenery to life in a vibrant manner. Often I felt like I could actually All the Rivers Run the places that Delie was travelling to. Living and growing with Philadelphia Gordon, from childhood to late in life I found myself brought to both tears and laughter. Reading of a strong female character who was willing to break gender barriers was refreshing and rewarding. I did find the book to be a bit lengthy, feeling that some of the story could have been omitted without affecting the overall feeling and understanding. All The Rivers Run by Nancy Cato Tom Critchley, the seaman who rescued Delie, arrives in Echuca on a paddle steamer he bought with his reward. It is the beginning for Delie of a remarkable ten years in her life.