Solomon's Song

Solomon's Song is the final novel in the Australian Trilogy by author Bryce Courtenay. It follows the novels The Potato Factory and Tommo & Hawk, and was first published in 1999.^[1]

First edition
Author	Bryce Courtenay
Language	English
Series	Australian Trilogy
Subject	Australian fiction, families
Genre	Adult fiction
Publisher	Viking Books
Publication date	1999
Publication place	Australia
Pages	657
ISBN	978-0-670-87878-9
Dewey Decimal	823/.914 A823.3
Preceded by	Tommo & Hawk

Plot summary

"This is the story of two families – branches of the Solomons – transported to an alien land, both of whom eventually grow rich and powerful but who, through three generations, never for one moment relinquish their hatred for each other. It is also the story of our country from the beginning until we came of age as a nation. I have learned a great deal about Australia and those things which concern us as a people and make us, in many ways, who we are today. To write this book, I visited Gallipoli and came away deeply saddened by the terrible waste of our young blood. We would never be quite the same again. It has been a grand adventure and I hope that you will find Solomon's Song a good and powerful story. No writer can possibly hope for more".—Bryce Courtenay on book jacket.