The Redgum River Retreat

Sandie Docker

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MICHAEL JOSEPH
21 March 2023

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Australian Fiction

Welcome to the Redgum River Retreat, where harmony is found when hope is lost.

A heart-warming novel of family secrets, unexpected journeys, and the redemptive power of music, from the bestselling author of The Kookaburra Creek Cafe and The Wattle Island Book Club.

HOPE Single mother Sarah is guilt-ridden when an accident leaves her young daughter Melody seriously injured and their once music-filled lives silent. When she discovers her grandmother Rosalie's war correspondence, she thinks she might have found a way to save her family, but it will require a leap of faith ...

HEARTACHE In 1945 Rosalie is desperate to forge a career as a journalist, and taking photos for soldiers serving in the war might just lead to the job of her dreams. But when two brothers she's been corresponding with come home to Redgum River, her life is turned upside down, and she flees, vowing to never return.

HEALING Decades on, the hope that a music retreat can help Melody lures the three generations of women to Redgum River, where Sarah draws together the threads of Rosalie's past. A heartbreaking family mystery comes to light, and they discover that the ghosts of the past can lead them to their future, and they might all be more in tune than they first thought.

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'Docker soars from the absolute heart' AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY 'The best of the best of heart-wrenching yarns.' WOMAN'S DAY 'The voice of Australian multi-generational sagas.' READ THE WRITE ACT 'Perfect for a weekend read.' BETTER READING

By: Sandie Docker
Imprint: MICHAEL JOSEPH
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 1mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9781761046018
ISBN 10: 1761046012
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 21 March 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sandie Docker grew up in Coffs Harbour, and first fell in love with reading when her father introduced her to fantasy books as a teenager. Her love of fiction began when she first read Jane Austen for the HSC, but it wasn't until she was taking a translation course at university that her Mandarin lecturer suggested she might have a knack for writing - a seed of an idea that sat quietly in the back of her mind while she lived overseas and travelled the world. Sandie first decided to put pen to paper (yes, she writes everything the old-fashioned way before hitting a keyboard) when living in London. Now back in Sydney with her husband and daughter, she writes every day.