The Man from Outback by Lucy Walker – First UK Edition, 1964

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Description The Details:This copy is in good condition. Light foxing to the end pages. Dust jacket in good condition. Normal shelf wear. The Story:Australia, 1964. Mari Curtis is invited to Ninna-Warra station under false pretences. But why doesn’t the handsome station manager want her there?Mari thought she had come to Australia for a holiday. Then her uncle reveals why she was really brought from England to the outback. Can she forgive him and make the most of her new home? Kane Manners isn’t pleased to meet the young new arrival. He thinks Mari should return to England immediately. Could an expected tragedy change his mind? Despite Kane ‘s remote nature, Mari sees kindness in his eyes. Then he makes a surprising announcement. Will she accept his offer? What secret is Kane hiding from everyone around him? Does it involve the beautiful woman he visits at nearby Half Moon station? Mari must experience danger and heartache before the truth can be revealed. Lucy Walker’s gentle, clean romances give readers a fascinating insight into the landscape, people and customs of rural Australian in the mid-twentieth century. (GoodReads) The Author:Lucy Walker (1907–1987) was the most famous of a few pseudonyms used by Dorothy Lucie Sanders (née McClemans). She was born in Boulder, Western Australia, on 4 May 1907. Her father was of Irish stock, a minister of the Church of England. Her mother was from New Zealand. Dorothy began writing at an early age, despite her father’s scepticism about her ability. (GoodReads) Related

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