Currawong Creek - Large Print - Scoullar, Jennifer

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Résumé :
From the best-selling author of Brumby's Run, comes a heart-warming story of hope, sacrifice and the ultimate triumph of love. Finalist in the RWA Romantic Book Of The Year Award. Brisbane lawyer Clare Mitchell leads a structured, orderly life. That is, until she finds herself the unlikely guardian of a small, troubled boy. In desperation, Clare takes Jack to stay at Currawong Creek, her grandfather's horse stud in the foothills of the beautiful Bunya Mountains.Here life moves at a different pace, and for Clare it feels like coming home. Her granddad adores having them there, Jack loves the animals, and Clare finds herself falling hard for the handsome local vet.But trouble is coming. The Pyramid Mining Company threatens to destroy the land Clare loves - and with it, her newfound happiness.- Praise For Currawong Creek - 'Heartfelt and passionate.' SN Weekly'A thought provoking, emotive read with a delightful warmth. I'm now going to hunt down everything this talented Australian author has ever written.' The Eclectic Reader'A crisp, well-written tale ... sings like a Bunya Mountain breeze.' Courier-Mail

Biographie:
Jennifer Scoullar writes page-turning fiction about the land, people and wildlife that she loves. She has always harboured a deep appreciation and respect for the natural world. Her house is on a hill-top, overlooking valleys of messmate and mountain ash. A pair of old eagles live there too. Black-shouldered wallabies graze by the creek. Eastern Spinebills hover among the callistemon.Jennifer Scoullar lives with her family on a beautiful property in the mountains, that was left to her by her father. Horses have always been her passion. She grew up on the books of Elyne Mitchell, and all her life she's ridden and bred horses, in particular Australian Stock Horses.She has twelve novels published in Australia: Wasp Season (Sid Harta 2008), Brumby's Run (Penguin 2012), Currawong Creek (Penguin 2013), Billabong Bend (Penguin), Turtle Reef (Penguin) Journey's End (Penguin), Fortune's Son (Penguin Random House),The Lost Valley (Pilyara Press 2018), The Memory Tree (Pilyara Press), The Mallee Girl (Penguin Random House), Paradise Valley (Penguin Random House) and The Rivertown Vet (Penguin Random House) Keep up to date with Jennifer and her books at jenniferscoullar.com...

Sommaire:
From the best-selling author of Brumby's Run, comes a heart-warming story of hope, sacrifice and the ultimate triumph of love. Finalist in the RWA Romantic Book Of The Year Award. Brisbane lawyer Clare Mitchell leads a structured, orderly life. That is, until she finds herself the unlikely guardian of a small, troubled boy. In desperation, Clare takes Jack to stay at Currawong Creek, her grandfather's horse stud in the foothills of the beautiful Bunya Mountains.Here life moves at a different pace, and for Clare it feels like coming home. Her granddad adores having them there, Jack loves the animals, and Clare finds herself falling hard for the handsome local vet.But trouble is coming. The Pyramid Mining Company threatens to destroy the land Clare loves - and with it, her newfound happiness.- Praise For Currawong Creek - 'Heartfelt and passionate.' SN Weekly'A thought provoking, emotive read with a delightful warmth. I'm now going to hunt down everything this talented Australian author has ever written.' The Eclectic Reader'A crisp, well-written tale ... sings like a Bunya Mountain breeze.' Courier-Mail...