In the Valley of Blue Gums
by J.H. Fletcher
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Pub Date May 21 2018 | Archive Date May 28 2018
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Description
Journalist Thea Anderson’s adventurous life has been one of endless danger. Even her childhood, where she and her mother were forced to flee Malaya in the fish-stinking hold of a junk in the dying days of colonialism, was fraught with peril.
For a time it seemed she would find safe harbour in Tasmania in the arms of wine-maker Peter Torrance, but her restless spirit cannot be contained. Thea’s ambition is to travel the world as a foreign correspondent but Peter is dedicated to his family vineyard in a blue gum valley: it seems their love must fail.
Thea makes her name internationally with her coverage of the assassination of President Kennedy then the escalating war in Vietnam, one of the only women in the field. Her job leads her further into peril and death stalks her all the way, until a return to Tasmania opens the door to a new and exciting career.
Will this opportunity allow her to become reunited with the man she used to love? Or has that dream vanished, like mist in the valley of blue gums?
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781489257314 |
| PRICE | A$29.99 (AUD) |
Featured Reviews
Brenda T, Reviewer
Journalist Thea Anderson’s position with the Clarion newspaper in Sydney had been hard-earned – working her way up from a junior, her position had escalated when she’d covered the assassination of President Kennedy, purely by accident. The pictures she’d taken shot her to fame – her next big assignment was as one of the only women to cover the war in Vietnam. Danger and death, fear and horror; they were her constant companions. But it was something she needed to do.
Prior to her assignment in Vietnam, Thea had fallen in love with the enigmatic Peter Torrance, wine maker in her home state of Tasmania. But Peter’s vineyard Keebunna had been in the family for generations – he respected her career and would be there in the valley of blue gums when her assignments were over.
Vietnam kept calling her back and Thea, though fully aware of the dangers, needed to do more for the people who were suffering – the innocent women and children. But could she? And would it be the worst decision she had ever made?
In the Valley of Blue Gums by Aussie author J.H. Fletcher is a fast-paced, action-packed historical novel which I thoroughly enjoyed. Moving back and forth through Thea’s life, from her youngest days with her mother and father in Malaya, through to life in Sydney and Tasmania, and her assignments throughout the world, the woman who courted danger through her love of adventure lived a life of no regrets. An excellent novel, In the Valley of Blue Gums is one I don’t hesitate to recommend.
With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my digital ARC to read and review.
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