James Calderwood Unveils OPAL EGGS OF FIRE
by Christina Mancuso
- Aug 23, 2013
In James Calderwood's Opal Eggs of Fire, the Nickols father and son team try their luck on opal mining in an attempt to rid themselves of the bank overdraft and save the farm from imminent foreclosure. After finding a bonanza find of good opal, however, they stumble upon prehistoric black opal dinosaur eggs .One which hatches to a hungry very nasty creature capable of bringing about death and destruction. This mind-expanding book takes readers to Kimba, a farming community in Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, where they will gain a deeper understanding of the variances of the rural industry as it depicts the difficulties of living on overdraft during extended periods of drought.
