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 The day has finally arrived... THE HOMECOMING hits the shelves across Australia and New Zealand (and virtual bookshelves elsewhere!). With my last three books coming out during lockdowns it is beyond thrilling to be able to visit bookshops and libraries and see this book on the shelves in Big W and K Mart. Of all the books I have written in the last few years, this is the one which fought me the most. I started it in the middle of 2021 and for those who can remember, those were dark days for us Melbournians as we lurched from lockdown to lockdown. I couldn't escape my 5km restriction to visit my beloved Walhalla and breathe in the scent of the eucalypts and feel the cold mountain air on my cheek. But Charlie and Danny were keen for their story to be told and my editor was patient and gave me the time and space the book needed and it came together. This is a story with something for everyone... there is a murder mystery to solve, a romance between two unlikely protagonists, an actual unsolved historical mystery, a cataclysmic event... and, if you have read the earlier books, old friends and old hurts to be resolved. Early reviews have been encouraging and after all the dark misery of recent years, it is time to celebrate with some book launch events...
With January being our long summer holidays, the actual book launch and other activities will occur in February. The first of these is a launch at the Newport Library (Melbourne) on 1 February. The full list of all 'book tour' events is below and more detail will be forthcoming via my website and Facebook page or email me for details!   There are only two reasons to go to Maiden’s Creek: Gold and a chance to escape your past. Welcome to Maiden's Creek - a gold mining town in Victoria. The year is 1872 and the township of Maiden's Creek is thriving. Although it is less than ten years since gold was first discovered in the creek, there is now a substantial community clinging to the steep sides of the Maiden's Creek valley. The wealth coming from the gold mines is reflected in the presence of banks, churches, general stores, innumerable pubs, a Chinese market garden and, of course, the ladies of the night. It also boasts a newly constructed post office with telegraph linking the town to the outside world. It is unfortunate that the only applicant for the role of postmaster turned out to be a woman, but she is capable, competent and well respected. Her name is Adelaide Greaves. As a widow with a ten year old son she has to make her way in the world - just don't ask her too many questions. Fast forward to 17 June 2019 and Adelaide's story, THE POSTMISTRESS, hits the bookshelves (both actual and digital) today. #SHELFIE CONTEST Runs from 17 June - 4 July
If you see a copy of THE POSTMISTRESS 'in the wild' take a photo of it - in store, on your eBook reader, on your book shelf, - wherever you wish. Then post it on your favourite social media page, whether that be Insta, Twitter, Facebook. Tag me and hashtag the post with #thepostmistressbook. But wait... there's more! You know all those self help seminars you go to that tell you to visualise your goal? Well, seeing my book in an airport bookshop was always my visualisation so there is a bonus mystery prize if you happen to see it in an airport bookshop! I’ll be drawing the contest on 5 July. I hope you win! |
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