From Sydney’s sparkling harbour to the lush rainforests of South America, WHEN THE SINGING STOPS is a triumph of storytelling.
‘Morrissey is a gifted storyteller . . . well researched and evocatively written’
AUSTRALIAN BOOKSELLER & PUBLISHER
The Last Mile Home
It is 1953 in a small Australian country town, a time of postwar prosperity and hope.
The Holtens are wealthy, yet austere graziers who have lived on the land for generations. The McBrides are a large and loving shearer’s family who are new arrivals to the district.
When the McBrides’ eldest daughter falls in love with the Holtens’ only son and heir, it seems impossible that they can have a future together.
As conflict and tragedy confront them, it is only with great determination that their love can survive.
Follow the Morning Star
Queenie and TR return in Di Morrissey’s sequel to the bestselling HEART OF THE DREAMING.
Queenie Hanlon has a perfect life. She’s the mother of two adoring children, the wealthy owner of a thriving outback station and the wife of handsome bushman TR Hamilton.
Then one day, Queenie’s perfect life comes crashing down . . .
Her bitter and vengeful brother returns from Italy to lay claim to his inheritance. Her precious daughter is seduced by her uncle into giving up all Queenie’s strived for. And her beloved TR, injured in a riding accident, can no longer recall the life they once shared.
FOLLOW THE MORNING STAR is a triumphant story of courage, strength and a rare and beautiful love that endures the test of time.
The Last Rose of Summer
KATE, a strong-willed heiress determined to defy Edwardian convention, but she must pay the ultimate price to keep the home she loves so much . . .
ODETTE, an independent and idealistic young journalist caught in a fierce battle to save Zanana from ruthless developers . . .
Years apart yet inextricably linked by Zanana, the magnificent mansion they both love, these two striking women prove they are not afraid to fight for what they believe in.
From turn-of-the-century India to contemporary Sydney, THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER is an epic story of love, possession and intrigue.
Heart of the Dreaming
At twenty-one, Queenie Hanlon has the world at her feet and the love of handsome bushman TR Hamilton.
Beautiful, wealthy and intelligent she is the only daughter of Tingulla Station, the famed outback property in the wilds of western Queensland.
And now she is about to lose that too . . .
An extraordinary story of thwarted love and heroic struggle, HEART OF THE DREAMING is the tale of one woman’s courage and her determination to take on the world and win.