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Superior saga set in Lancashire and Australia from prize-winner Anna Jacobs.
Norah s husband was killed in the Great War, and she s struggling to provide a home for her daughter. Andrew s wife is dead and he wants to make a new life for his two sons.
The Australian government is giving ex-servicemen a farm. But to join the group settlement scheme, Andrew must find a wife. Will a marriage of convenience give Andrew and Norah the chance they seek? Can two strangers be happy together?
In Australia they have to clear the forest to make their own farms. But they re both strong and willing to give it everything they ve got. Then nature intervenes and not only their farms but their lives are in danger. Will they survive? Can they still make their dreams come true?
A compelling read - Sun
Impressive grasp of human emotions. - The Sunday Times
Jacobs excels at creating vivid, memorable characters. - Booklist USA
Vivid insight into family relationships - Coventry Evening Telegraph
A gripping storyteller. - Sunday Star Times, Auckland, NZ
This is a fascinating insight into a piece of Australia's history that receives little attention. - Newcastle Herald, Australia - FREEDOM'S LAND
Anna Jacobs grew up in Lancashire and emigrated to Australia, but still visits the UK regularly to see her family and do research, something she loves. She is addicted to writing and figures she'll have to live to be 120 at least to tell all the stories that keep popping up in her imagination and nagging her to write them down. She's also addicted to her own hero, to whom she's been happily married for many years.
She is the bestselling author of over ninety novels and has been shortlisted for several awards, and Pride of Lancashire won the Australian Romantic Book of the Year Award in 2006.
You can find out more on her website, www.annajacobs.com or on her Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Anna.Jacobs.Books.