Bøker av Elaine Blick

Call of the Kookaburra is the third and final book in a series following several British convict women who were transported to Australia in the 19th century. Sent to a country with a harsh climate and environment, different in every way from what was familiar, the story relates how these women survived when they were uprooted from their homeland. Friendship grew among three women who were very different in background and temperament. Louise was from a middle-class background and was well educated. Lucy is sensitive and fearful. Peggy was born in a slum and is shrewd and streetwise. Yet all three became united under the teaching of the well-known Quaker prison reformer, Mrs Elizabeth Fry. This third book continues from A Shining Path. It begins in Bath, England, with Peggy's wedding in Bath Abbey, where she marries a French aristocrat. The emphasis then shifts to Jane Bell, one of Peggy's bridesmaids. Jane is not a convict but had been sent to New South Wales by her father, a vicar, because she was an embarrassment to the family. In the small school where she is posted, Jane gets involved with the headmaster and becomes pregnant. She doesn't tell him before he returns to England, although they become engaged the day before he sails. Jane is spared the scandal of having an illegitimate baby when her son is adopted at birth by Louise, who is now married to an officer who owns a farm outside Sydney.(About the Author)Elaine Blick was born in Salisbury, England, and moved with her parents to New Zealand when she was five. A retired schoolteacher, the author now lives in a small beach community. This is her thirteenth book.

The pampered daughter of a wealthy man, Alice has the choice between two eligible and attractive men. But this is the era of suffragettes, and Alice is looking for satisfaction in a career rather than marriage.A succession of hard knocks changes the once spoilt beauty into a compassionate woman, willing to put others before herself in a life of service.Set against the dramatic background of the Boer War, Alice's private story unfolds. Even in the midst of dirt, disease, and death, love is able to blossom.This epic wartime romance is played out under the South African sun.(About the Author)Elaine Blick lived in England for many years and taught school in London. "Although I grew up in New Zealand and had my education here, I now live beside a beach outside of Auckland, which is rather different from London." Now retired, she enjoys travelling and researching the historical novels she writes. This is her 13th book.

The "Roaring Twenties" was the era of the flappers, those bright young things who cut their hair and raised their hemlines. But for Rhoda Pritchard, growing up in a mining town in the North Island of New Zealand, life wasn''t easy.On her 11th birthday, Rhoda and her younger brothers and sisters stood by their mother''s grave. The strong-smelling white flowers surrounding the coffin ever afterwards became the smell of death to Rhoda.But she was a girl who loved life, and from an early age learned a simple way to survive. This helped her through every setback and disappointment, especially when she and the other children were sent to England without their father, accompanied only by an unmarried aunt. In the new and unfamiliar English environment, Rhoda faces every challenge with courage.Though set in the 1920s, this heart-warming story will resonate with readers today who admire a character with grit and determination.About the Author: Born in Salisbury, England, Elaine Blick moved to New Zealand after World War II. She is a retired schoolteacher and divides her time between both countries. Her previous novel is Where the Bellbird Sings.Publisher''s Website: http://sbpra.com/ElaineBlick