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The Postmistress
- Narrated by: Jennifer Vuletic
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
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Publisher's Summary
A stunning historical tale of loss, desire, and courage that is full of the terror and the beauty of the Australian bush, for fans of The Thorn Birds, The Naturalist's Daughter, and The Widow of Ballarat.
To forge a new life she must first deal with her past...
The year 1871. Adelaide Greaves and her young son have found sanctuary in the Australian town of Maiden's Creek, where she works as a postmistress. The rough Victorian goldmining settlement is a hard place for a woman - especially as the other women in town don't know what to make of her - but through force of will and sheer necessity, Adelaide carves out a role.
But her past is coming to find her, and the embittered and scarred Confederate soldier Caleb Hunt, in town in search of gold and not without a dark past of his own, might be the only one who can help. Can Adelaide trust him? Can she trust anyone?
When death and danger threaten - some from her past, some born of the Australian bush - she must swallow her pride and turn to Caleb to join her in the fight, a fight she is determined to win...
Praise:
"Meticulously researched and brilliantly realised, Alison Stuart's novel of vengeance, love and the power of a determined woman is hugely enjoyable." (Tea Cooper, author of The Woman in the Green Dress)
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- Peter M McKelvie
- 27-02-2023
A fascinating story
My husband , son and I thoroughly enjoyed this book ! My husbands great Grandfather ,his wife and eleven children lived in Walhalla during its heyday He was a blacksmith in the mines ! The narrator did a great job with the accents !
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- Juleen
- 08-06-2023
Really enjoyed
Really enjoyed this book. Storyline, narrator. Looking forward to listening the the next book right now !
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- Casey Clarke
- 26-02-2023
A romantic tale to be lost in history
This was such a lovely romantic tale with interesting and rich characters that captured your heart. Set in the Victorian gold rush this story gives a valuable insight into how life was for the hard working eclectic souls of this era.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-01-2023
Great historical read
Good story and historically well researched. I enjoyed the book with links to another book from the same author!
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- DeeDee
- 27-09-2022
Authentisity and good story telling
Loved the cast of well developed characters. Atmosphere created by nuances of realistic daily life of the Victorian goldfields mixed with enough conflict and romance to make for a good read. Narrator gave good voice to the downtrodden, and high and mighty characters to colour the imagination!
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- M. Garvey
- 26-06-2022
a nice entry read to this author
narration was good accents true to nationalities of the characters. another Australian story with some great descriptions of the Australian bush and the challenges it contains
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- Ayleen Jackson
- 17-04-2021
Thorough enjoyment
Enjoyed the story from start to finish. Is there a second book that continues the lifes of the Hunt family.
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