Emma Darcy is the best Australian writer of romance novels. There: I've said it. But on what basis can I make this claim? (64)
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Emma Darcy is the best Australian writer of romance. I say this on the following grounds. First, her output and sales exceed those of other Australian authors. This in itself does not guarantee her status: but beyond this, she never rewrites herself; she maintains a strong sense of justice and fairness in her novels; and her novels display an interesting awareness of their own place as a part of popular culture. (65)
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Key character attributes to emerge from Australian settings are a sense of humor, independence, and a sense of fair play (the last of which I will discuss later). (67)
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