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Sydney: A Story of a City
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Lucy Bell
Virginia
Paul Mercurio
Marco
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Virginia, a young and adventurous woman, travels from England to Sydney, Australia, in search of her Australian ancestors.
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1999-08-19
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A modern love story with a past
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