Book Reviews

A STEP TOO FAR First Chapter Chapter 1 Port Macquarie 1828 Annie was eight years old when she lost her mother. Until then her childhood had been idyllic. Surrounded by love, both from her doting parents and from her older sister, Harriet, she was a happy and carefree child. She also enjoyed a strong tie…

As the lumbering jet swoops low over the grey, legoland housing rows that surround Heathrow Airport, the story of the author’s year of living in England begins. Recipients of a teaching exchange, Australians Dell and John are bound for schools in the West Midlands, and find that things are quite different in Brummyland.

The story of two young women determined to live outside the confines of the Victorian Age and who have a lasting impact on the fledgling town of Melbourne.

An epic story of life and death amid the turbulent years of the Victorian gold rush, narrated by the three main characters, Adam, Joey and Tom.