When the Singing Stops (49 page)

The Last Mile Home

FROM ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S FINEST STORYTELLERS COMES A CLASSIC LOVE STORY . . .

It is 1953 in a small Australian country town, a time of postwar prosperity and hope.

The Holtens are wealthy, yet austere graziers who have lived on the land for generations. The McBrides are a large and loving shearer's family who are new arrivals to the district.

When the McBrides' eldest daughter falls in love with the Holtens' only son and heir, it seems impossible that they can have a future together.

As conflict and tragedy confront them, it is only with great determination that their love can survive.

THE LAST MILE HOME
IS AN UNFORGETTABLE STORY OF THE POWER OF ENDURING LOVE.

Tears of the Moon

Broome, Australia 1893

In the wild passionate heyday of the pearling industry, and when young English bride Olivia Hennessy meets the dashing pearling master, Captain Tyndall, their lives are destined to be linked by the mysterious power of the pearl.

Sydney 1995

Lily Barton embarks on a search for her family roots which leads her to Broome. But her quest for identity reveals more than she could have ever imagined . . .

TEARS OF THE MOON
IS THE SPELLBINDING BESTSELLER FROM AUSTRALIA'S MOST POPULAR FEMALE NOVELIST

‘Morrissey's research into the pearl industry and the history of Broome is formidable . . . she tells a good story'
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD