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Nicole Alexander has a Master of letters in Creative Writing and her novels, poetry, travel, writing and genealogy articles have been published in Australia, America, Singapore, New Zealand, Germany, Ukraine and Canada.

She is the author of eleven novels: The Bark Cutters, A Changing Land, Absolution Creek, Sunset Ridge, The Great Plains, Wild Lands, River Run, An Uncommon Woman, Stone Country, The Cedar Tree and The Last Station. Nicole lives in north-west NSW.

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Alexander writes from first-hand experience of the harshness of bush life as well as a deep love of the land.

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Nicole Alexander details river-trade history that inspired new book

The Last Station introduces us to a once-prosperous family facing ruin and a paddle-steamer captain clinging to a dying world.

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The Last Station book club notes

An unputdownable Australian novel to read with your book club.

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Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox & Helen Oxenbury | Read Aloud by Nicole Alexander

Nicole Alexander, author of THE CEDAR TREE, reads TEN LITTLE FINGERS AND TEN LITTLE TOES by Mem Fox with illustrations by Helen Oxenbury. Find out more: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/ten-little-fingers-and-ten-little-toes-9780670072392 #TenLittleFingersandTenLittleToes #MemFox #NicoleAlexander #HelenOxenbury

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At Home with Nicole Alexander

Welcome to the Penguin Long Weekend Literary Festival! Please enjoy Nicole Alexander’s author talk on her latest novel The Cedar Tree. To purchase a copy, please go to this link https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-cedar-tree-9780143786856 We’d love to hear your thoughts via #PRHLongWeekend. A fourth-generation grazier, Nicole returned to her family's property in the early 1990s. She is currently the business manager there. Nicole has a Master of Letters in creative writing and her novels, poetry, travel and genealogy articles have been published in Australia, Germany, America and Singapore. She is the author of nine novels: The Bark Cutters, A Changing Land, Absolution Creek, Sunset Ridge, The Great Plains, Wild Lands, River Run, An Uncommon Woman and Stone Country.

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Crafting The Cedar Tree

Nicole Alexander reflects on creating her outback saga, The Cedar Tree.

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The Cedar Tree book club notes

Transport your book club to the Strzelecki Desert, the Richmond Valley and County Tipperary.

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Stone Country book club notes

Transport your book club friends to the sweeping rural vistas of Stone Country.

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Plotting the territory

Nicole Alexander reflects on the inspiration and research behind Stone Country.

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Life on the Wild Lands

An average day in the incredible life of Wild Lands author Nicole Alexander.

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Beyond the dictates of men

Nicole Alexander reveals the inspiration behind Edwina: An Uncommon Woman.

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River Run book club notes

Take a rural book club adventure: Nicole Alexander’s River Run.

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