Kimberley Freeman

Emma Blaxland-Hunter, a prima ballerina from London, must re-evaluate her life after doctors declare her knee unfit for dancing. At the behest of her mother, Emma returns home to Sydney, where she discovers her affluent and loving grandmother, Beattie Blaxland, has left her an inheritance: Wildflower Hill, an old sheep farm in Tasmania. When Emma settles in temporarily to clean out Wildflower Hill and sell it, she discovers a photo of her grandmother with a mysterious child.

Wildflower Hill

Two women from Lighthouse Bay, Australia, separated by one hundred years of history, learn that letting go of the past is the best way to move forward.

A Novel

Lighthouse Bay

After a horrific end to her marriage, Tilly Kirkland flees England and takes work on Ember Island in Moreton Bay, Australia, while one hundred years later, novelist Nina Jones seeks inspiration at her family home on Ember Island.

Ember Island

1926: Violet Armstrong is one of the few remaining members of staff working at the grand Evergreen Spa Hotel as it closes down over winter. Only a handful of guests are left, including the heir to a rich grazing family, his sister and her suave suitor. When a snowstorm moves in, the hotel is cut off and they are all trapped. No one could have predicted what would unfold. 2014: After years of putting her sick brother's needs before her own, Lauren Beck leaves her home and takes a job at a Blue Mountains cafe, the first stage of the Evergreen Spa Hotel's renovations. There she meets Tomas, the Danish architect who is overseeing the project, and an attraction begins to grow. In a wing of the old hotel, Lauren finds a series of passionate love letters dated back to 1926, alluding to an affair - and a shocking secret. If she can unravel this long-ago mystery, will it make Lauren brave enough to take a risk and change everything in her own life? Inspired by elements of her grandmother's life, a rich and satisfying tale of intrigue, heartbreak and love from the author of the bestselling Lighthouse Bay andWildflower Hill.

Evergreen Falls

1874: Only days before she is to leave the foundling home where she grew up, Agnes Resolute discovers that, as a baby, she had been abandoned with a small token of her mother: a unicorn button.Agnes always believed her mother had been too poor to keep her, but after working as a laundress in the home she recognises the button as belonging to Genevieve Breckby, the beautiful and headstrong daughter of a local noble family. Agnes had seen Genevieve once, in the local village, and had never forgotten her.Despite having no money, Agnes will risk everything in a quest that will take her from the bleak moors of northern England to the harsh streets of London, then on to Paris and Ceylon. As Agnes follows her mother's trail, she makes choices that could cost her dearly. Finally, in Australia, she tracks Genevieve down. But is Genevieve capable of being the mother Agnes hopes she will be?An enthralling story about love, motherhood and choosing who you belong to in the world by the bestselling author of LIGHTHOUSE BAY and EMBER ISLAND.Praise for Kimberley Freeman's writing:WILDFLOWER HILL'Utterly engaging.'THE COURIER-MAILLIGHTHOUSE BAY'an enchanting love story'MiNDFOODEVERGREEN FALLS'Eerie and fascinating ... the plot is brilliant in both time zones.'NEWCASTLE HERALD

Stars Across the Ocean

1926. Violet Armstrong is a waitress at the grand Evergreen Spa Hotel, where Australia's glitterati are spending a winter vacation. Among the guests are Sam and Flora Honeychurch-Blacks, a wealthy brother and sister ensconced in the hotel for an extended stay. Violet and Sam have an attraction that is as passionate as it is forbidden. When a snowstorm moves in, the group must let their secrets be buried by the snow ... Eighty-eight years later, Lauren Beck takes a job at a café in the Blue Mountains, built as the first stage of the Evergreen Spa Hotel's return to grandeur. She discovers a series of passionate love letters dating back to 1926 that allude to a whirlwind affair-- and a tragic secret.

A story of passion, greed, secrets and lies. Present day: A reclusive woman living in outback Australia receives a letter acknowledging a terrible secret from her past. Thirty years before, she stole another woman's life. From the moment the letter is opened two women are on a collision course with destiny. From the London pop scene, to the opera stages of Europe; from a tiny Greek island, to a stifling manor house full of secrets and deceptions; from the sun-drenched Queensland coast, to the silent outback; Angela and Ellie are two women both looking for something. One in search of her identity and her memory; the other in search of the love that she had and lost; theirs is a duet whose last note will not be sung until the heart-stopping climax, when a shadow from the past returns to claim them both.

Duet

1926: Violet Armstrong is one of the few remaining members of staff working at the grand Evergreen Spa Hotel as it closes down over winter. Only a handful of guests are left, including the heir to a rich grazing family, his sister and her suave suitor. When a snowstorm moves in, the hotel is cut off and they are all trapped. No one could have predicted what would unfold. When the storm clears they must all keep the devastating secrets hidden. 2014: After years of putting her sick brother's needs before her own, Lauren Beck leaves her home and takes a job at a Blue Mountains cafe, the first stage of the Evergreen Spa Hotel's renovations. There she meets Tomas, the Danish architect who is overseeing the project, and an attraction begins to grow. In a wing of the old hotel, Lauren finds a series of passionate love letters dated back to 1926, alluding to an affair - and a shocking secret. If she can unravel this long-ago mystery, will it make Lauren brave enough to take a risk and change everything in her own life?

A long-forgotten secret, a scandalous attraction and a place where two women's lives are changed forever - Evergreen Falls is the captivating new novel from Kimberley Freeman. 1926: Violet Armstrong is one of the few remaining members of staff working at the grand Evergreen Spa Hotel as it closes down over winter. Only a handful of guests are left, including the heir to a rich grazing family, his sister and her suave suitor. When a snowstorm moves in, the hotel is cut off and they are all trapped. No one could have predicted what would unfold. When the storm clears they must all keep the devastating secrets hidden. 2014: After years of putting her sick brother's needs before her own, Lauren Beck leaves her home and takes a job at a Blue Mountains cafe, the first stage of the Evergreen Spa Hotel's renovations. There she meets Tomas, the Danish architect who is overseeing the project, and an attraction begins to grow. In a wing of the old hotel, Lauren finds a series of passionate love letters dated back to 1926, alluding to an affair - and a shocking secret. If she can unravel this long-ago mystery, will it make Lauren brave enough to take a risk and change everything in her own life? Inspired by elements of her grandmother's life, a rich and satisfying tale of intrigue, heartbreak and love from the author of the bestselling Lighthouse Bay and Wildflower Hill. 'Eerie and fascinating... The plot is brilliant in both time zones' - Newcastle Herald 'enough intrigue to keep you turning pages and wondering' - Northern Rivers Echo

A story of passion, greed, secrets and lies. A reclusive woman living in outback Australia receives a letter acknowledging a terrible secret from her past. Thirty years before, she stole another woman's life. From the moment the letter is opened two women are on a collision course with destiny. From the London pop scene, to the opera stages of Europe; from a tiny Greek island, to a stifling manor house full of secrets and deceptions; from the sun-drenched Queensland coast, to the silent outback; Angela and Ellie are two women both looking for something. One in search of her identity and her memory, the other in search of the love that she had and lost – theirs is a duet whose last note will not be sung until the heart-stopping climax, when a shadow from the past returns to claim them both. ‘If you enjoy the novels of Paullina Simons you will love Duet’ - Courier Mail Author Biography Kimberley Freeman was born in London and grew up in Brisbane. She is the author of Duet (2007), winner of the Ruby Award, Gold Dust (2008), Wildflower Hill (2010), Lighthouse Bay (2012), Ember Island (2013) and Evergreen Falls (2014). Her bestselling books have been translated into over twelve languages. For more information visit facebook.com/KimberleyFreemanAuthor, read her blog on kimberleyfreeman.com or follow her on twitter.com/KimberleyTweets.

Hailed by bestselling author Kate Morton as “a gorgeous story of family and secrets and the redemptive power of love,” Wildflower Hill is s compelling and romantic novel spanning three generations and half the world, from modern day London to Australia in the 1930s. Emma is a prima ballerina in London and at a crossroads after an injured knee ruins her career. When she learns of her grandmother Beattie’s death, and her own strange inheritance—an isolated sheep station in rural Australia—Emma is certain she has been saddled with an irritating burden. But when she returns to Australia, forced to rest her body and confront her life, she realizes that she had been using fame as a substitute for love and fulfillment. Beattie also found herself at a crossroads as a young woman, but she was pregnant and unwed. She eventually found success—but only after following an unconventional path that was often dangerous and heartbreaking. Beattie knew the lessons she learned in life would be important to Emma one day, and she wanted to make sure Emma’s heart remained open to love, no matter what life brought. She knew the magic of the Australian wilderness would show Emma the way. Wildflower Hill is a compelling, atmospheric, and romantic novel about taking risks, starting again, and believing in yourself. It’s about finding out what you really want and discovering that the answer might be not at all what you’d expect.

Beattie: Glasgow, 1929 Beattie Blaxland had dreams. Big dreams. She dreamed of a life of fashion and fabrics. One thing she never dreamed was that she would find herself pregnant to her married lover, just before her nineteenth birthday. Emma: London, 2009 Emma Blaxland-Hunter was living her dream. A prima ballerina with the London Ballet, she had everything ... until the moment she lost it all. Separated by decades, both women must find the strength to rebuild their lives. A legacy from one to the other will lead to Wildflower Hill, a place where a woman can learn to stand alone long enough to realise what she really wants.

Libby Slater vender hjem til den solbeskinnede kystby Lighthouse Bay i Australien efter mange år i Paris. Hendes gifte elsker er netop død, og hun har sagt sin magtfulde stilling op i håb om, at hun nu kan forsone sig med sin søster, Juliet, der slog hånden af hende 20 år tidligere. Dengang gjorde Libby noget forfærdeligt, som Juliet aldrig har tilgivet. Libby flytter ind i et lille hus på stranden i nærheden af det faldefærdige og forladte fyrtårn – men er det nu også helt forladt, eller prøver nogen at skjule sig? Mere end hundrede år tidligere er et skib sunket ud for den australske kyst. Den eneste overlevende er en ung kvinde, Isabelle Winterbourne, på flugt fra sin mand og svigerfamilie, Om bord var desuden en yderst værdifuld gave fra det engelske kongehus til det australske parlament. Alt på skibet er gået tabt – det er i hvert fald, hvad de fleste tror ... Havets hvisken er en gribende kærlighedsroman om lidenskab, dunkle hemmeligheder og to kvinder på tværs af et århundrede hjemsøgt af fortidens tragedier.

Havets hvisken

I segreti di Ember Island

It's 1925 and change is everywhere, even in rural Australia - but is Flora ready? Includes bonus material from Kimberley Freeman's captivating new Jazz age novel, Evergreen Falls. Flora Honeychurch-Black awakens on the day of her engagement party excited yet somehow unsettled. Throughout the day, despite the well-meaning attention of her friend Liberty and the distraction of the household's many preparations for the night's celebration, Flora's unease grows. Her much-loved, erratic brother Sam unwittingly adds to the tension, behaving oddly and drawing mirth from her suave fiance Tony and derision from some of his sophisticated coterie of friends. As the storm clouds gather outside and the engagement party begins, Flora realises that something is amiss. Where is Sam? What secret is he hiding? The answers may be more than Flora - and her new relationships and loyalties - can bear. Author Biography Kimberley Freeman was born in London and grew up in Brisbane. She is the author of Duet (2007), winner of the Ruby Award, Gold Dust (2008), Wildflower Hill (2010), Lighthouse Bay (2012), Ember Island (2013) and Evergreen Falls (2014). Her bestselling books have been translated into over twelve languages. For more information visit facebook.com/KimberleyFreemanAuthor, read her blog on kimberleyfreeman.com or follow her on twitter.com/KimberleyTweets.

The Engagement Party

Een geblesseerde prima ballerina van begin dertig neemt haar toevlucht tot een schapenboerderij in Tasmanië, haar nagelaten door haar overleden grootmoeder.

Kir Cicegi Tepesi

Glasgow 1929. Beattie Blaxland har store drømme for sit liv, men da hun som 19-årig bliver gravid uden for ægteskab, slår hendes familie hånden af hende, og hun må flygte til Australien og begynde helt forfra. Beattie får arbejde på en fårefarm og ved hjælp af viljestyrke og møjsommeligt slid begynder lykken at smile til hende. Men en lidenskabelig kærlighedsaffære kommer til at få dramatiske konsekvenser. London i dag. Balletdanserinden Emma Blaxland-Hunter står ved en skillevej i livet efter en alvorlig knæskade har sat en stopper for hendes storslåede karriere ved London Ballet. Da hendes kæreste forlader hende for en anden, rejser hun hjem til sine forældre i Australien for at komme på fode igen. Her gør hun en overraskende opdagelse: Hun har arvet en gammel gård i Tasmanien efter sin elskede mormor. Fast besluttet på hurtigst muligt at slippe af med den irriterende byrde, hun er overbevist om, at mormoren har pålagt hende, rejser Emma til huset ved Wildflower Hill. Men fortiden trænger sig på, da hun begynder at rydde op i mormorens gemmer.

Vejen til Wildflower Hill

Als Victoria Camber das Büro ihrer kranken Mutter in Bristol ausräumt, bringt der Fund eines Briefes sie auf die Spur eines Familiengeheimnisses und der dramatischen Lebensgeschichte einer ihr unbekannten Frau. Nordengland 1874: Endlich ist Agnes Resolute volljährig und darf das Findelhaus, in dem sie aufgewachsen ist, verlassen. Vor ihrer Abreise erfährt sie, dass ihr als Baby ein Andenken mitgegeben wurde – ein Knopf mit einem Einhorn. Agnes glaubt zu wissen, wem der Knopf gehörte: Genevieve Breakby, der Tochter einer noblen Familie. Doch diese hat England mittlerweile Richtung Australien verlassen. Und so begibt sich Agnes auf Suche nach ihrer Mutter und eine ungewisse Reise ...

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Sterne über dem Meer

Richard C. Morais

Kate Morton

Alice Hoffman

Anuradha Roy

Samuel Park

Annia Ciezadlo

Christina Meldrum

Wanderlust: A Book Club Sampler from Simon & Schuster is your boarding pass to the beautiful, the mysterious, and the unknown. This book club sampler was created to pay homage to a book’s unique ability to transport your imagination around the world, taking you on journeys across distance and time. Whether you’re in the mood for a historical love story set on a sheep station in rural Australia or an illuminating memoir of life in the war-torn Middle East, these are books you and your reading group won’t want to miss: Day of Honey: A Memoir of Food, Love, and War by Annia Ciezadlo, Wildflower Hill by Kimberley Freeman, The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman, Amaryllis in Blueberry by Christina Meldrum, The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais, The Distant Hours by Kate Morton, This Burns My Heart by Samuel Park, An Atlas of Impossible Longing by Anuradha Roy. Each excerpt in Wanderlust is accompanied by a collection of bonus materials intended to enrich your reading experience, including discussion questions, suggestions for enhancing your book club meeting, and author interviews. In the spirit of looking to the horizon, we also asked each author featured in this sampler one question: “What is your favorite travel memory?” Their answers are fittingly diverse—from Christina Meldrum’s summers spent at a family cottage in Lake Margrethe, Michigan, to Alice Hoffman’s inspirational first trip to Masada, the setting of her epic new novel The Dovekeepers. Anuradha Roy, the author of An Atlas of Impossible Longing, describes the lure of armchair travel best: “All readers…carry within themselves sediments of the places they have traveled to in books, the people they’ve met on the way. Therefore the strange déjà vu is when you land in a foreign country and wonder if you’ve been there before.” So, sit back, relax, and get ready for the trip of a lifetime. Bon Voyage!

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