Coloured Sands

This is the first book of the COLOURED SANDS TRILOGY. The Australian Outback Historical Saga is in essence a biography of an extraordinary woman's life. This is the story of Emily. - Coloured Sands is a melting-pot story with a difference. From the first lyrical chapters of little Emily's trek to safety after the revenge massacre of her family in outback Queensland (1901), a host of extraordinary characters pour in and out of her life. The pioneering Wilsons and their six children provide the love that remains indelibly printed on her soul. A crusty policeman saves her from an institution after sensationalist reporting casts her as The Crazy Orphan. She is adopted by a famous doctor who almost mends her wounded spirit. This novel with twists and turns of the heart captures the essence of a family through the two world wars and the great depression. The joining of mixed cultures unravels into an amazingly profound love story. - Barbara Hartmann King won an Australia Day Cultural Prize for Coloured Sands