Lachlan, John and Phoebe MacDonald, three young children tragically separated after the massacre at the Ballarat goldfields, try to make their way in a world filled with poverty and war. John is determined to find his lost siblings and meanwhile works hard to make a name for himself. A business ...
BOOK REVIEW BY JILL SMITH © May 2002‘Shadow of the Osprey’ is a must read follow on from ‘Cry of the Curlew’. The family conflict between the Duffy and McIntosh families continues to follow the burgeoning growth of the Australian nation. The savagery of this new frontier is accompanied by espio...
This is the third book in the continuing saga of the Duffy and McIntosh families shared curse. The blurb describes this as a stunning conclusion to the trilogy although I’m certain that this tale will continue for many more tomes.Peter models his work on the mass-market success format of Wilbur ...
Squatter Donald Macintosh little realises what chain of events he is setting in motion when he orders the violent dispersal of the Nerambura tribe on his property, Glen View. Unwitting witnesses to the barbaric exercise are bullock teamsters Patrick Duffy and his son Tom.
I started reading this book without realising that it was the second in a series so it was always going to suffer from "second book in a series syndrome" where the character development happens in book one and the conclusion happens in book three so book two is merely a plod through the tale. Th...
Detective Inspector Jack Firth was searching for him, and Lenny did not want to meet the feared policeman on the streets. But he had to leave the safety of the flat to convince a colleague to assist him by driving his automobile to the residence of George Macintosh. He alr...
‘Make up your mind as to where your future lies – with me or him.’ Sarah sat in the living room of her father’s house. It was early evening and an open fire threw off a soft orange glow. ‘I’m not sure how I feel,’ she said softly. ‘David only has two days left of his leave, and it is my duty to s...
But still she did not come. The staff assigned to her confinement whispered outside the young woman’s bedroom and shook their heads sadly. On the third day her mother arrived and, after a short conference with the staff, Enid went to her daughter’s ...
Much of the shock wave had exited itself through the hatch that Bob had been climbing through and his body had taken the full impact of the blast.Matthew found himself slammed against the railing and fought to remain conscious. His hearing had turned to a ringing in his ears, and as he slid into ...
From where Catherine stood atop a huge, round mound she could see the tiny village across fields blooming yellow with marigold.Beyond the stone houses and narrow cobbled streets she could see the tiny harbour with its small fleet of fishing boats and the grey Atlantic Ocean beckoning them. Turnin...