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Absolution Creek coming September 2012 |
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A Changing Land – The National Top Ten Bestseller 2011Past and present interweave in A Changing Land, the continuing legacy of the Gordon family. It’s the early 19th Century and Hamish Gordon has a massive rural holding built on stock theft and is determined to ensure that his son and heir, Angus will inherit an enlarged property. Embarking on a final stage of land acquisition, a ruthless plan to buy out his neighbours, Hamish’s actions nearly destroy Wangallon and have serious repercussions for generations to come. Three generations on, Sarah Gordon now runs Wangallon with the assistance of her fiancé, Anthony. Their relationship begins to deteriorate when a power struggle develops between them. Sarah’s problems escalate with the arrival of her Scottish half-brother, Jim Macken who is intent on receiving the inheritance bequeathed to him by Angus Gordon. She has the same unescapable Gordon qualities that will ensure both and her Wangallon’s survival but will it be at the expense of her happiness? Reviews ‘A must read.’ – The RM Williams Outback Magazine ‘Past and present are cleverly interwoven in this classic Australian Tale.’ The Weekly Times (VIC) ‘Alexander writes from first-hand experience of the harshness of bush life as well as a deep love of the land’ The Courier-Mail (QLD) ‘An enthralling Australian saga’ – The Weekly Times (VIC) ‘This is the way to tell a story about the Australian bush.’ – Josh Levi Stone ‘Outback stories … are huge right now and fourth generation grazier Alexander is the heir apparent.(A Changing Land) is a rural drama with all the right elements.’ – Toni Whitmont, Booktopia Buzz Editor ‘Nicole Alexander has become one of Australia’s top female authors and I am sure many will love this truly great piece of Australian fiction.’ – Cathryn Harris Reader’s Notes Please click here to download a PDF of Reading Group Questions for A Changing Land. |
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The Bark Cutters – Shortlisted for the ABIA (Aust. Book Industry Awards) Newcomer Award 2011Sarah Gordon knows what she wants: the family homestead, Wangallon. When it comes to working the land she’s a natural but, as a woman, it’s not her birthright. Even when her beloved older brother is killed in a tragic accident, nobody looks to Sarah to inherit. Instead her grandfather passes management to Anthony Carrington, once Wangallon’s jackeroo. Feeling betrayed, Sarah escapes to Sydney to try and put Wangallon behind her, but her heart is pulled in two directions: Sydney with its Cafe`s and social life, her blossoming career as a photographer and her accountant boyfriend Jeremy, or Wangallon, which has been in the family for over 120 years, with its floods, its droughts, the ghosts of generations past, and Anthony who is becoming as much a part of Wangallon and its future as she is.The Bark Cuttersis a gripping Australian family saga that centres around a family property. Past and present interweave in a story that traces the Gordon’s from the arrival of Scottish immigrant Hamish Gordon in the 1850’s to the life of his great granddaughter, Sarah. Reviews ‘(An) Engrossing Australian saga’ - Womans Day ‘ A Life on the land in outback NSW … inspired Nicole Alexander to write The Bark Cutters. Cleverly capturing the lives of four generations of one family, Alexander splits her story into two time zones tracing the family back to the 1850′s. – Sunday Mail (QLD) The Bark Cutters is an engaging saga of pioneers in a new land. It’s a romantic story about the choices we make and those made by our hearts. Both a historical account and modern love story, it’s the kind of book you can curl up with. - www. sassisamblog.com ‘An engrossing multi-generational saga set around Wangallon, the Gordon family homestead, this multi-layered story of romance, risk and family secrets by Nicole Alexander, ‘Australia’s Bush Storyteller’, is highly recommended. – Sara Foster-Author of Come Back To Me (Random House 2010) A pacy read…rollicking family saga’ – Weekly Times Now Reader’s Notes Please click here to download a PDF of Reading Group Questions for The Bark Cutters. |
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Divertissements – Love • War • Society Selected Poems(2008 Kre8 Publishing) Printed with the assistance of a literary grant from The Poet’s Network Reviews ‘Nicole’s work is both pure and compelling…at times provoking, at others startlingly simplistic. A subtle beauty pervades even the most harrowing image and a freshness of style lifts a sometimes sardonic, wistful voice into a powerful reminder that in everything we endure and aspire too, there is always hope… ’ – Josh Levi-Stone – The Poet’s Network ‘Poetry…open this book, suddenly the word is looking cool again.’ – C.W. Salis |
