Tamara McKinley Livres

Australie, 1969. Miriam s'apprête à fêter ses 75 ans lorsqu'elle découvre qu'elle aurait dû hériter d'une mine de pierres précieuses que son père exploitait. Mais ce dernier a mystérieusement disparu et c'est à présent son ancien associé qui en est le propriétaire. Miriam décide alors de livrer un ultime combat pour rétablir l'honneur de son père et reprendre possession de son bien pour le transmettre aux siens. Cette quête de vérité et de justice sera l'occasion pour Miriam de replonger dans le passé douloureux de sa famille, qui en 1893 avait fui l'Irlande pour l'Australie, ce nouveau monde sauvage mais rempli d'espoir pour nombre de pionniers venus y chercher fortune.

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...

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.