Bøger af Christine Gardner

After growing up in the outback, with dreams of travel and independence, Milly at last has a career and an income of her own. She finds herself increasingly attracted to her employer, George, an older man who is separated from his wife. Their affair is scandalous enough in their small community but what it eventually leads to will horrify thousands. Her Flesh and Blood is a mix of fiction and non-fiction, inspired by a murder trial in Bendigo, Australia, in 1910.

Laura Prescott is a city girl. She lives in Melbourne and enjoys the life of a single girl in 1970, with no intention of marrying any time soon, if at all. She has no desire to live the life she sees her mother has, with a house full of children. Things change suddenly after she loses her job and she finds herself faced with very different choices. She finds a new life in the outback, with a new kind of love and a new kind of pain.

A children's story about a teddybear and his new friend.

Sam lives with his mother and little sister in a city almost destroyed by war. He is convinced there is hope of a future for them if he can just persuade his mother they must leave the relative safety of their home and take the chance of journeying through the hills - home to dangerous gangs, in search of a new home.

A collection of stories for children from pre-school to secondary school. One book that a child can explore and continue to find of interest as they grow--or a book to share with all the family.

In 2493 there are two very different civilizations surviving in a world so damaged no-one can go outside in daylight. The Thrallians are a high tech civilization, unaware of the existence of the Centrals, who live in a deserted subway. That is until Derek and Patric discover a girl locked in the Supers' quarter. A girl with blonde hair and blue eyes, unlike anyone in Thrallia.

On a hot summer evening a group of bored teens decide to have a séance. It's the sixties and they're country kids just having a bit of fun. Everyone knows it's just nonsense, don't they? If someone is hurt, someone they don't like, it can't be anything to do with them, can it?

When her grandmother dies, Gabby discovers an old letter concealed in a secret compartment in the roll-top desk made four generations earlier. The secrets it reveals belong to an even earlier generation-the first members of Gabby's family to cross the ocean from Britain to Australia, over 150 years ago. In 1855 Sarah and Mary are alone on The Colchester, after their parents are both killed by the deadly disease on-board. The family left their home in Wales in an attempt to find a better life in the colonies but with both parents dead the sisters are devastated, with no idea what to do next. Sarah also becomes ill and, worried about passing her illness to Mary, encourages her to spend the days away from the stuffy cabin, in the fresh air on deck. Befriended by a gentleman, Mary finds herself swept up in a hopeless cycle of shame and lies, with no way out. When the girls arrive in Melbourne they have little hope of finding suitable work and make a drastic decision which could lead either to fortune or disaster.

Book 3, Red Dust Series Australia, 1985 After a painful breakup with her long term boyfriend, lawyer Clare Sutton moves to Mildura to open her own practice not too far from Karinya Station, where her brother lives with his family. She's thrilled to have her own office, even if she spends most of her days with paperwork, and is not looking for any romantic attachments. On a visit to Karinya she meets Max Fraser, grape grower and budding wine maker. They become friends and he protects her on more than one occasion, because someone is stalking her, and although Clare's work involves contact with criminals, at first she doesn't take it seriously. It's not long before her feelings for Max become more than friendship, but is it the kind of relationship that her brother has with his wife Prue? The kind that will last a lifetime? In 1923, Fern is fresh from Sydney with her new husband, returned soldier George, to start a new life on a citrus orchard in Curlwaa. Their life is filled with hardships but their love for each other never dies and Fern has no regrets. In 1985, now a widow, Fern lives in Mildura, next-door to Clare, and they become good friends. Estranged from her remaining family Fern looks on Clare almost as a daughter and becomes worried about her when she realises someone is watching her. Readers of the other books in the Red Dust Series will know Clare and her family from 'The Road to Karinya', but each book can be read as a stand alone novel.

Beast of War is a fantasy recommended for children aged 10 to 14. It tells the story of three teenagers from very different tribes, Brinnies, Coasties and Brooges, who live on the island of Breeland. The Brinnies are small but strong and intelligent farmers; the Coasties are a beach dwelling race who spend most of their time relaxing while the Brooges are cave dwellers and hunters. An ancient prophecy foretells the coming of a beast who will destroy Breeland unless three young people, one from each tribe, journey to the beast's lair and destroy him. They must learn to put aside their differences and work together for the sake of Breeland.

Prue King is nineteen and lives on Karinya Station, one of seven girls. She and her friend Sally decide to go on the adventure of a live time-a road trip, right around Australia. Neither Prue nor Sally is in any hurry to settle down, unlike some girls their age. They want to see the country and be independent. When they meet brothers Dan and Steve on the Sunshine Coast Prue is stunned by her feelings for him, but her plans remain the same. She and Sally are determined to get to Perth where they will live for at least a few months and decide what their futures hold. When the girls leave the brothers behind though, a horrifying experience will change their plans and their lives, perhaps forever. Book 2 of the Red Dust Series, each of which is a stand-alone novel.

Short stories about murder, myth, romance and everything in between.

This is fiction inspired by a true crime in 1910, in the city I live in, Bendigo, Australia. The crime was part of my history studies and I found it both horrific and fascinating. I wrote a true story first (Not Guilty) but, although there was a lot of information available, as more of a fiction writer I wanted to add to the story and try to understand it a bit more. I spent a couple of years with that crime in my head and this final book, 'Her Flesh and Blood', allowed me to make sense of it all, for me at least.

An ancient prophecy foretells the coming of a beast that will destroy the island of Breeland unless three young people, one from each tribe, journey to the beast's lair and destroy it. Although they appear to have little in common they must learn to put aside their differences and work together for the sake of their homeland. The Brinnies are small but strong and intelligent farmers; the Coasties are a beach dwelling race who spend most of their time relaxing, while the Brooges are cave dwellers and hunters. Red streaks dancing in still water Follow on to pain and slaughter. Daughter earth and son of fire Travel through the sea of mire. Son of air must follow too, Green must join with white and blue.Find the way to mountain lair, Free the river flowing there.

In 2493 there are two very different civilizations surviving in a world so damaged no-one can go outside in daylight. The Thrallians are a high tech civilization, unaware of the existence of the Centrals, who live in a deserted subway. That is until Derek and Patric discover a girl locked in the Supers' quarter. A girl with blonde hair and blue eyes, unlike anyone in Thrallia.