Lucinda Brayford
 1948 US edition (publ. E.P. Dutton) | |
| Author | Martin Boyd |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cresset Press (UK) |
Publication date | 1946 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 546 pp |
| Preceded by | Nuns in Jeopardy |
| Followed by | Such Pleasure |
Lucinda Brayford (1946) is a novel by Australian author Martin Boyd.[1]
Plot summary
The story of a beautiful woman set mainly in Melbourne, Victoria and England from the early 1900s to the Second World War. Lucinda Vane was born into a wealthy Melbourne family. She spurns the love of a distinguished family friend to marry the dashing Aide-de-camp to the Governor, Hugo Brayford. Lucinda's life of ease is replaced by hardship when Hugo takes her to England just before the first World War. She then realises that her husband married her for her money, and he has a mistress.[2]
Film adaptation
| Luncinda Brayford | |
|---|---|
| Based on | novel by Martin Boyd |
| Written by | Cliff Green |
| Directed by | John Gauci |
| Starring |
Wendy Hughes Sam Neill |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 x 1 hour |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | John Gauci |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | 15 June 1980 |
This novel was adapted for the screen in 1980, directed by John Gauci, from a screenplay by Cliff Green, and featured Wendy Hughes as Lucinda, and Sam Neill as Troy.[3][4][5]
References
- ↑ Austlit - Lucinda Brayford by Martin Boyd
- ↑ Boyd, Martin (1948-01-01). Lucinda Brayford. E.P.Dutton.
- ↑ IMDB
- ↑ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p202
- ↑ "LOVELY LUCINDA.". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 11 June 1980. p. 138 Supplement: FREE Your TV Magazine. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
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