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From the bestselling author of Mallawindy and the Woody Creek series comes a moving story about being set free.
"Dettman knows how to tell a story" The Sunday Age
Sally De Rooze is almost thirty. She survived the accident that killed her father and brothers. Her mother never forgave her for that. But she survived her mother too. Surviving is what she does best. Farmer Ross Bertram, who offers her his acres and safety, is the answer for a while. Until he starts pushing for a wedding. Sally wants ... wants more. Wants to know great love. Wants to find herself.
One year. That's what she wants. One year of freedom in the big, bad city.
Her survival skills are tested in the urban sprawl and she discovers more about herself than she had ever dared to imagined.
Fans of Rosalie Ham's The Dressmaker will love Joy Dettman.
"Dettman knows how to tell a story" The Sunday Age
Sally De Rooze is almost thirty. She survived the accident that killed her father and brothers. Her mother never forgave her for that. But she survived her mother too. Surviving is what she does best. Farmer Ross Bertram, who offers her his acres and safety, is the answer for a while. Until he starts pushing for a wedding. Sally wants ... wants more. Wants to know great love. Wants to find herself.
One year. That's what she wants. One year of freedom in the big, bad city.
Her survival skills are tested in the urban sprawl and she discovers more about herself than she had ever dared to imagined.
Fans of Rosalie Ham's The Dressmaker will love Joy Dettman.
From the bestselling author of Mallawindy and the Woody Creek series comes a moving story about being set free.
"Dettman knows how to tell a story" The Sunday Age
Sally De Rooze is almost thirty. She survived the accident that killed her father and brothers. Her mother never forgave her for th...
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Joy Dettman was born in Echuca, Victoria, and now lives in Melbourne with her husband and Footrot, the dog. It was a creative writing course in 1988 that helped to turn a lifelong interest into an obsession. The mother of four, Joy is a full-time writer and published author of several award-winning short stories as well as her best-selling novels Mallawindy, Jacaranda Blue, Yesterday's Dust and The Seventh Day.
Joy Dettman was born in Echuca, Victoria, and now lives in Melbourne with her husband and Footrot, the dog. It was a creative writing course in 1988 that helped to turn a lifelong interest into an obsession. The mother of four, Joy is a full-time writer and published author of several award-winni...
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