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A diamond in the dust: Sue Smethurst, Frauke Bolten-Boshammer ; read by Cathi Ogden.

A diamond in the dust: Sue Smethurst, Frauke Bolten-Boshammer ; read by Cathi Ogden.
diamond in the dust
Downloadable eAudiobook. Non fiction. Duration: 09:38:24. Read by Cathi Ogden. Within minutes of landing in Kununurra, Frauke Bolten had made up her mind to get on a plane back home to Germany. It was 1981 and the dusty frontier town was no place for a woman. However, Frauke stayed, determined to help her husband carve out a new life farming. Tragedy struck just three years later when Friedrich took his own life and she was left to raise their family alone. Twenty-six years after she sold her first necklace off the back porch, Kimberley Fine Diamonds in Kununurra is now home to one of the world?s largest collections of Argyle pink diamonds, with a client list that includes Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. Frauke is credited for not only pioneering an industry, but for putting the tiny outback town and its precious diamonds on the map. A Diamond in the Dust is a tale of love and loss, hardship and heartache, but ultimately the inspiring story of how a nave young girl from Germany overcame tragedy to pioneer a diamond empire in one of the most unforgiving terrains on earth. Adult. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Record Number 609723
ISBN 9781489483263
Author Smethurst, Sue
Title A diamond in the dust Sue Smethurst, Frauke Bolten-Boshammer ; read by Cathi Ogden.
Edition Unabridged ed.
Publication details [Melbourne, Vic.] : Bolinda audio, 2018.
Playing time 093824
Contents note Downloadable eAudiobook.
Non fiction.
Duration: 09:38:24.
Performer note Read by Cathi Ogden.
Summary Note Within minutes of landing in Kununurra, Frauke Bolten had made up her mind to get on a plane back home to Germany. It was 1981 and the dusty frontier town was no place for a woman. However, Frauke stayed, determined to help her husband carve out a new life farming. Tragedy struck just three years later when Friedrich took his own life and she was left to raise their family alone. Twenty-six years after she sold her first necklace off the back porch, Kimberley Fine Diamonds in Kununurra is now home to one of the world?s largest collections of Argyle pink diamonds, with a client list that includes Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. Frauke is credited for not only pioneering an industry, but for putting the tiny outback town and its precious diamonds on the map. A Diamond in the Dust is a tale of love and loss, hardship and heartache, but ultimately the inspiring story of how a nave young girl from Germany overcame tragedy to pioneer a diamond empire in one of the most unforgiving terrains on earth.
Target audience note Adult.
Subject Audiobooks
Diamond jewelry
Businesswomen -- Biography
Added Entry Bolten-Boshammer, Frauke
Ogden, Cathi
Internet Site https://fe.bolindadigital.com/wldcs_bol_fo/b2i/productDetail.html?productId=BOL_554217&b2iSite=5050&preview=no
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