Black sheep - there's one in every fam ily
\nOrphaned at sixteen\, James Wakefield was determined to b e a gun shearer like his father. Now he&rsquo\;s killed twice\, changed hi s name\, and is on the run from the law.
\nHe had his reasons for bo th murders\, and he felt no joy in taking life &hellip\; Or \;did< /em> \;he?
\nBen McKinnon\, meanwhile\, is heir to the vast Glen finnan sheep property near Goulburn\, New South Wales. He too has a secret that\, if ever revealed\, would shatter the privileged lives of his fathe r\, Alastair\, and his sisters\, Jenna and Adele.
\nWhen fate brings James and Ben together\, a powerful friendship is forged\, both men gladl y become the keeper of the other&rsquo\;s secret.
\nThen Ben insists his new friend come to work at Glenfinnan Station. Has James finally foun d the family he&rsquo\;s always longed for? Or has the McKinnon dynasty ju st unwittingly adopted a black sheep?
\nFrom the Shearing Wars of Qu eensland to the close colonial community of Goulburn\, to the trenches of the Western Front\, Judy Nunn once again brings Australian history vividly to life.
\nAbout the author:
\nJudy Nunn&rsquo\;s career has been long\, illustrious and multifaceted. After combining her internationa lly successful acting career with scriptwriting for television and radio\, Judy decided in the 90s to turn her hand to prose. \;
\nHer fir st three novels\, \;The Glitter Game\, Centre Stage \;and \;Araluen\, set respectively in the worlds of television\, t heatre and film\, became instant bestsellers\, and the rest is history\, q uite literally in fact. She has since developed a love of writing Australi an historically-based fiction and her fame as a novelist has spread rapidl y throughout Europe where she has been published in English\, German\, Fre nch\, Dutch\, Czech and Spanish. \;
\nHer subsequent bestsellers \, \;Kal\, Beneath the Southern Cross\, Territory\, Pacific\, Heri tage\, Floodtide\, Maralinga\, \;Tiger Men\, \;Elianne\, Spirits o f the Ghan\, Sanctuary\, \;Khaki Town \;and \;Showtim e! \;confirmed Judy&rsquo\;s position as one of Australia&rsquo\; s leading fiction writers. She has now sold over one million books in Aust ralia alone.
\nIn 2015 Judy was made a Member of the Order of Austra lia for her "significant service to the performing arts as a scriptwriter and actor of stage and screen\, and to literature as an author".
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