The Postmistress

Alison Stuart

Jan 2026 · The Women of Maiden's Creek Book 1 · Bolinda · Narrated by Jennifer Vuletic

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To forge a new life, she must first deal with her past ... 1871. Adelaide Greaves and her young son have found sanctuary in the Australian town of Maiden's Creek, where she works as a postmistress. The rough Victorian goldmining settlement is a hard place for a woman – especially as the other women in town don't know what to make of her – but through force of will and sheer necessity, Adelaide carves out a role. But her past is coming to find her, and the embittered and scarred Confederate soldier Caleb Hunt, in town in search of gold and not without a dark past of his own, might be the only one who can help. Can Adelaide trust him? Can she trust anyone? When death and danger threaten – some from her past, some borne of the Australian bush – she must swallow her pride and turn to Caleb to join her in the fight, a fight she is determined to win ...

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Laura Rose

May 27, 2026

This was my first experience with this author's work, and I was entertained. I enjoyed this story which featured an unwed mother and a scarred veteran of the Civil War who were brought together by circumstances. I liked all the twists and turns which kept the story moving forward. I appreciated the descriptions of the setting which helped me to see the land of Australia in a unique way. I thought Jennifer Vuletic's narration was entertaining as her performance enhanced my enjoyment of the story.

About the author

Alison Stuart is an award-winning Australian author who writes historical romances and short stories set in England and Australia and across different periods of history. She is best known for The Postmistress, The Goldminer's Sister and The Homecoming, stories set in the Victorian goldfields in the 1870s. The Homecoming won the Australian Romance Readers Award for Favourite Historical Romance in 2023, while The Postmistress was nominated in the 2019 Australian Romance Readers Awards and rose to #36 in on the 2020 Better Reading Top 100 list. Stuart also writes historical mysteries as A.M. Stuart and her popular Harriet Gordon mystery series is set in Singapore in 1910. She currently lives in Melbourne, Australia.

Jennifer Vuletic is an Australian actress, singer and NIDA graduate from the class of 1984. She has enjoyed a varied career travelling all over Australia and the world, and has toured internationally with the hit show Mamma Mia!, playing the role of Tanya. She also performed in Menopause: The Musical, The Women of Troy and Jerry Springer: The Opera. She has recorded audiobooks for more than 24 years and has won numerous awards for her narrations, including the Trish Trinick Award for Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things.

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