Currawong Creek
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4.2 • 103 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
From the bestselling 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.
Call it intuition, call it magic – call it love. Something is calling Clare home.
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
Bestselling Aussie author Jennifer Scoullar writes page-turning fiction about the land, people and wildlife that she loves.
Currawong Creek is Book 2 in the standalone Wild Australia Stories. Buy it now to discover why Jennifer Scoullar is one of Australia's favourite story-tellers!
Customer Reviews
Good story
Tragic, funny, adventurous, romance, this one has it all.
Aussie Romance That is an Excellent Read!
This book makes me want to go back and revise previous five-star ratings I have given other books, because this one shows them all up. There is no doubt that the story, the writing, everything about this book is really well done!
Join Clare, a 27-year-old Brisbane lawyer, as she re-unites with her Clydesdale-breeding grandfather Mick, whom she last saw at age 11. Weave in a traumatized young foster child, Jack, and his addicted mother Taylor, plus Dan, a compassionate vet to fall in love with, and a bevy of other characters who naturally intertwine and engage with the main characters in this multifaceted story. There is a little bit of everything here… romance, environmental activism, gorgeous Queensland scenery, lifetime friendships and supportive community ...it is evocatively written and so it is easy to be drawn in and through the story‘s twists and turns.
This book is well above average for the genre. Its prose flows beautifully and it appears to have been expertly written and edited, at a time when the latter, especially, seems to be missing from so many romance novels on the market. There is story depth and character development here not commonly found in the genre. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and therefore highly recommend it.
Thank you, Jennifer Scoullar! I look forward to reading more of your books.