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'Bella Vermaelon and her best friend Patty are two fun-loving country girls bonded in a sisterhood no blood tie could ever beat.
'Now they are coming to the end of a road trip which has taken them from their family farms in the rugged Victorian high country to the red dust of the Queensland outback. For almost a year they have mustered on cattle stations, cooked for weary stockmen, played hard at rodeos and danced through life like a pair of wild tumbleweeds.
'And with the arrival of Patty's brother Will and Bella's cousin Macca, it seems love is on the horizon too …
'Then a devastating tragedy strikes, and Bella's world is changed for ever.
'So she runs - from the only life she has ever known. But can she really turn her back on the man she loves? Or on the land that runs deep in her blood?'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Notes
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In loving memory of the three women
who have helped shape my life:
my mother, Ellen Osborn (1939-98),
who always encouraged me to throw my hat into the ring;
my grandmother, Margareta Osborn (1910-2006),
our refuge and safe harbour;
my aunt, Elizabeth Shepard (1941-2011),
for showing me what guts and determination are all about;
and
for my dearly loved father, John Osborn,
who believes in me.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Large print.
- Dyslexic edition.
Works about this Work
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Margareta Osborn – Author Interview
2012
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Australian Literature Review , July 2012; -
Romance and Rodeos Rule as Readers Turn to 'Chook Lit'
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 30 April 2012; (p. 6) -
Passing Muster
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 21 April 2012; (p. 26-27) The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 April 2012; (p. 37)
— Review of The Road Home 2012 single work novel ; Purple Roads 2012 single work novel ; Bella's Run 2012 single work novel ; Heart of the Valley 2012 single work novel -
[Review] Bella's Run
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , Summer 2011/12 vol. 91 no. 6 2011; (p. 31)
— Review of Bella's Run 2012 single work novel
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[Review] Bella's Run
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , Summer 2011/12 vol. 91 no. 6 2011; (p. 31)
— Review of Bella's Run 2012 single work novel -
Passing Muster
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 21 April 2012; (p. 26-27) The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 April 2012; (p. 37)
— Review of The Road Home 2012 single work novel ; Purple Roads 2012 single work novel ; Bella's Run 2012 single work novel ; Heart of the Valley 2012 single work novel -
Romance and Rodeos Rule as Readers Turn to 'Chook Lit'
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 30 April 2012; (p. 6) -
Margareta Osborn – Author Interview
2012
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Australian Literature Review , July 2012;
Awards
- Gippsland, Victoria,
- Queensland,