A captivating story of heritage, heartbreak and hope set during the dying days of the riverboat trade along the Darling River.
We meet the once-prosperous pastoralist Benjamin Dalhunty and his family in the summer of 1909, as they await the arrival of the first paddle-steamer to navigate the Darling River in two years. It will transport their very last wool clip to market...
How will Benjamin’s son Julian keep the family’s crumbling station alive when his father’s attempts to keep their accounts in the black just make things worse? As the eldest son, his future has been set since birth but Julian sees things differently.
One day his mother returns from a trip to Sydney with a strange young man in tow and invites him into their home, shining a light on a family at breaking point.
Known for her detailed depictions of early rural life in Australia, Nicole paints an evocative portrait of the once prestigious Dalhunty family falling into ruin and fighting to survive.
Nicole Alexander has a Master of Letters in Creative Writing, she is the author of ten other novels. If you love rural historical fiction, you won’t want to miss this event.
Available in the Library after 1 March and from all good booksellers such as the Constant Reader. Constant Reader Bookshop will have copies of the book for sale on the day.
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