Tamara McKinley Libri

Claire has left behind the harshness of life in the outback for college and a career in Sydney. Estranged from her family, she is about to take up a position at a prestigious veterinary practice when her Great Aunt Aurelia summons her home to the family cattle station in Queensland. Claire's relationship with her parents and sister has never been easy, and it is the reunion with her indomitable mother, Ellie, she dreads the most. But coming from a long line of Warratah women famed for their grit and substance, Claire knows better than to shy away from a fight. Ellie accepts that a reconciliation with her eldest daughter is long overdue. But to do so will mean she must face her own ghosts and reveal some of Warratah's more shameful secrets. She only hopes her family is strong enough to survive the coming storm...

From the Sussex Downs in the 1830s to modern day Australia, Tamara McKinley's novel traces the lives of several generations of one unforgettable family. Cordelia Witney, widow of the tyrannical head of Jacaranda Vines, is determined not to sell the corporation. If she can persuade her granddaughter, Sophie, to change her mind, Cordelia feels they may win over the other family members. Sophie agrees to accompany her grandmother on a road trip to the Hunter Valley, site of the company's first vineyard. In order to get Sophie to understand exactly what she is fighting for, Cordelia must confide family secrets and ancient history. She begins her story with Rose, a young girl running from her native England hoping to find a new life in Australia...

If you love Lesley Pearse, you're sure to fall for Tamara McKinley. A tale of hardship, hidden identities and our shared struggle to survive.

ConflictSurviving a vicious massacre, the Aboriginal boy, Mandawuy is the last of his tribe. He will face the ultimate choice – to join with the white man, or to rebel alongside the warriors who are waging a war against them, pitting their stone-age weapons against guns.PassionWhen George Collinson meets Eloise at the Governor’s Mansion in Sydney, it is love at first sight. But Eloise is married to Edward Cadwallader – George’s nemesis and a man capable of great brutality, a man who will never let Eloise or their son leave him alive...Friendship Their husbands are devoted friends but Nell Penhalligan and Alice Quince clash from the moment they meet. However, when tragedy threatens, they will have to overcome their enmity to make a success of the outback sheep station they rely on for survival.Rebellion Niall Logan is one of many Irish children sent to Sydney in chains. As he struggles to survive the cruelty in the convict colony, he yearns only for freedom and a ship to take him home. Despite the knowledge that insurrection is punishable by hanging, a chance to rebel will change everything for him.

Jonathan leaves Cornwall to sail on the Endeavour, leaving behind his sweetheart, Susan ... That is, until an act of brutality reunites them in the penal colony of New South Wales. Billy Penhalligan survives transportation and clings to the promise of a new beginning. But there will be more suffering before they can regard Australia as home ...

A powerful story of love and loss from the beloved internationally bestselling author, Tamara McKinley, who also writes as Sunday Times bestseller Ellie Dean. For fans of Lesley Pearse and Susan Lewis. Discover Tamara McKinley's other timeless bestsellers Ocean Child and Matilda's Last Waltz.

An enthralling cross-generational story from popular author Tamara McKinley. A warm and welcoming read Lancashire Evening Post on Echoes from Afar

Nach dem Unfalltod ihres Mannes und ihres Sohnes entschliesst sich die junge australische Malerin Jenny, auf eine abgelegene Farm zu ziehen. Dort entdeckt sie die Tagebücher von Matilda, der unter mysteriösen Umständen verstorbenen früheren Besitzerin des Anwesens.

Dort am Horizont lag der unverkennbare Landfleck, den sie seit sechzehn Jahren nicht gesehen hatte. Ihr Herz hämmerte, und sie hielt sich an der Reling fest, vor Tränen fast blind, während die Rotamahana Richtung Süden dampfte und der Fleck immer deutlicher wurde. Tasmanien - Als Lulu nach vielen Jahren in ihre Heimat zurückkehrt, folgt sie einem rätselhaften Brief: Ein Fremder teilt ihr mit, dass sie auf der australischen Insel ein wertvolles Rennpferd besitzt. Doch in Tasmanien schlägt ihr nichts als Feindseligkeit entgegen. Schon kurz nach ihrer Ankunft wird sie beinahe von einem Wagen überrollt - ein dreister Anschlag auf ihr Leben. Lulu ahnt: In ihrer Familie gibt es ein dunkles Geheimnis, das den Hass vieler Menschen auf sie zieht. Nur Joe Reilly, der sympathische Trainer ihres Rennpferds, hält zu ihr. Er verliebt sich in die mutige Frau und bringt sie - ohne es zu ahnen - erst recht in Gefahr ...