Journey's End by Jennifer Scoullar

From the author of Currawong Creek and Turtle Reef comes a heartwarming story of family, friendship and renewal.

From the author of Currawong Creek and Turtle Reef comes a beautiful story of family, friendship and the healing power of love.

When Sydney botanist Kim Sullivan and her husband inherit Journey's End, a rundown farm high on the Great Eastern Escarpment, they dream of one day restoring it to its natural state. Ten years later, however, Kim is tragically widowed. Selling up is the only practical option, so she and her children head to the mountains to organise the sale. The last thing Kim expects is for Journey's End to cast its wild spell on them all.

The family decide to stay, and Kim forges on with plans to rewild the property, propagating plants and acquiring a menagerie of native animals. But wayward wildlife, hostile farmers and her own lingering grief make the task seem hopeless. That is, until she meets the mysterious Taj, a man who has a way with animals. Kim begins to feel that she might find love again. But Taj has his own tragic past – one that could drive a wedge between them that can not be overcome . . .

Jennifer Scoullar

Reviews

“ Jennifer Scoullar’s passion for the land shines through . . . Highly recommended. ”

Sunshine Coast Daily

“ A crisp, well-written tale . . . Sings like a Bunya mountain breeze. ”

Courier-Mail

“ Celebrates the country and, more importantly, the bush as a life-changing environment . . . A heart-thumping romance. ”

Weekly Times

“ A storyteller whose fiction evokes the romance of the Australian landscape, and the heart. ”

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Trade Paperback

9780143797005

June 13, 2016

Michael Joseph

352 pages

RRP $32.99
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EBook

9781760141516

June 13, 2016

Penguin eBooks

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Extract

The day Kim Sullivan’s world ended was disguised as an ordinary Wednesday. She took the kids to school and did some shopping. She came home, put on the washing machine and went to make her bed. Scout poked his head out from behind the pillows. Kim picked up the old border terrier, and set him down on the carpet.