Bøger af Lori T Hurst

A Hint of Darkness. concludes Captivating Australian Historical/Contemporary fiction parallels the lives of the two irrepressible female protagonists born in different centuries. Emmaline Gidley-King is beautiful, unconventional & refuses to be cowed by Victorian standards. Set to inherit the thriving Yarra Valley Vineyard Chateau Fontenay, she is fourteen when Papa's untimely death sets in motion an unforeseen chain of events. A brutal act committed against her, her mother's appalling betrayal, cast out of her home, young Emmaline is set adrift. In 1874 far north Queensland is in the grip of gold fever. Witness to a tragedy on the Palmer River Track Emmaline survives months alone in the largely unexplored wilderness, eventually attaching herself to an Aboriginal tribe in Princess Charlotte Bay. Years later she returns to Cooktown homeless, penniless & pregnant with a mixed-race child. She finds shelter, acceptace & happiness at Maggie's Place. Cast down to the lowest rung of society, unperturbed she lives her life according to her own moral dictates. She has her daughter Lilli & love & contentment in her new life. Only one thing mars her happiness. The memory of her mother's betrayal & knowing there is no means of gaining retribution. Generations on, Ellie Jamieson is still emerging from her self-constructed shell. Ellie harbours a warped self-image courtesy of her mother & her cheating boyfriend. When her grandmother Ruthie's true family background is revealed Ellie goes in search of her heritage & is bequeathed Emmaline's journals written for Lilli. Emmaline's voice from the past provides Ellie with a vastly different perspective. Each of us must be responsible for our own destiny.

The year is 1873. Gold is discovered at the Palmer River in far North Queensland. Stricken by gold fever, driven by greed & ignorance thousands of miners wreak havoc on the land. When worlds collide, there are casualties.Emmaline Gidley-King is fourteen years old when she is banished by her mother from her beloved vineyard home & life of affluence in the Yarra Valley. She is set adrift in the company of distant relatives travelling on the infamous Palmer River Track. When tragedy strikes, Emmaline is swept up into the melting-pot of chaos and bloodshed. Terrified, lost and alone in the bush; she is ill prepared for what lies ahead. Generations on, Ellie Jamieson's betrayal comes in a different, but equally damaging guise. Inflicted with a vain, self-interested and spiteful mother her childhood has been more like a battle field. Throw in a cheating boyfriend & losing her job all in one day and Ellie's self- esteem is at an all- time low. While she finds herself at a crossroads, nothing can dampen her irreverent humour & acerbic wit.Written with precision & a deep understanding of the importance of self-worth. A Hint of Darkness is a passionate, & historically revealing story. The novel explores the concept that Love; in whatever form, is essential to human happiness.Lori has proven herself to be a talented and engaging writer with a gift for the intuitive. Her fictional novel is told with astute historical accuracy and insight into the challenges still facing women in determining their place in society.