Robyn Lee Burrows, author, Australia, fiction books

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Published Pan Macmillan 1997 Reprinted 1998	Song from the Heart A panoramic saga which will sweep you through the heady days of nineteenth-century Queensland into the baptism of a nation in WW I. KITTY Following the tragic early death of her sister, Maddie, she is forced into a hasty marriage of convenience to Maddie's husband, Ted. She has also just lost the only man she has ever loved. Can she make a new life from the ashes 0f all she has lost? EDWARD AND JAMES Kitty's sons — as different as they could be. Edward, the eldest, finds only unhappiness in love and escapes to war to forget the past, while James' enduring love for his childhood sweetheart stops him from embracing the future. A dramatic and moving story of the many faces of love, Song from the Heart continues the story of the Hall family, first featured in Robyn Lee Burrows ' debut novel, When Hope Is Strong. Editorial Reviews Read Background Read Extract
First published 1996 Pan Macmillan Australia	Where the River Ends Early morning was the time Roxy liked most of all. There was a calmness, a stillness about the river, the water stretching away, glass-like, bathed in a thin mist. Paddles foamed the surface and with each thrust she imagined herself being drawn closer to the unknown... ROXY Beautiful, cultured and talented, she forsakes a promising stage career for marriage and station life at Wirra Downs. But life in Adelaide 's social classes could never have prepared her for the dust, the isolation, the floods, the shearers' strikes. She will need more than love to sustain her... MARTIN Roxy's husband and the man with whom she wants to spend the rest of her life. But sometimes fate has a cruel way of making its own choices... GUY Paddle-steamer captain and Martin's brother, his forbidden love for Roxy is his greatest torment. Only the river can help him escape from this love and the past... From the author of When Hope is Strong comes a story of enduring love and remarkable courage which captures perfectly the romance and majesty of the era of the river boats. Editorial Reviews Read Background Read Extract
Published Pan Macmillan 1995 reprinted 1996, 1997	When Hope is Strong South-east Queensland , 1875 Three pioneering women, one epic struggle — in an unforgiving land where love carries the highest price BRIDIE... Caught between the love she feels for her husband, and her hatred for her scheming stepson — she is the keeper of family secrets. Patiently she waits for the day when she can finally reveal the truth. MADDIE... While devoted to her family, she soon discovers that love alone will not protect them from the harsh and hostile land that they have made their home KITTY... Emerging into womanhood, she is loved by one man, desired by another. However she finds that sometimes there are no choices in life. A sweeping saga that tests the boundaries of faith and courage, When Hope is Strong is a story to treasure. Editorial Reviews Read Background Read Extract
Published January 2000 Harper Collins Australia Return to Top	When Wattles Bloom Michael's thoughts went back to the house at 27 Brunswick Street – and to Bonnie and Freya, and Callie with the grey eyes. Why did Michael's father have a keepsake with Hannah Corduke's name engraved on the back? And just who was Ben? Callie's family home – a symbol of security and love – is to be sold and she is trying hard to shake off the feelings of sadness and loss. When a sandy-haired stranger named Michael knocks at her mother's front door, asking questions about the family and great-aunt Hannah, Callie finds herself delving into secrets that have been long kept hidden. Together, Michael and Callie begin to unravel a love story between Hannah Corduke and a young blacksmith, Ben Galbraith. It's a story of true love, heartache and indomitable spirit that resonates through Callie's and Michael's own lives. What was Ben and Hannah's fate? And will the answer bring Michael and Callie together or pull them apart? A poignant, romantic and moving story about love, loss and the circles of time. Editorial Reviews Read Background Read Extract