Name: Wildflower Hill
ISBN: 9781458725820

Kimberley Freeman

A compelling tale of two very different women whose lives are intertwined by fate, opportunity, love, family and secrets. From the class divisions of depression-era Glasgow, to the rolling pastures of a rural Tasmanian sheep farm. An unforgettable story of passion, love, secrets and loss.

Wildflower Hill

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.

Jessica Ford

More like 4.5 stars, but I didn't want to bring the rating down. I really enjoyed this book. I loved the character Beattie. She was such a strong woman who didn't care what others thought of her. I didn't care for Emma; she was very selfish. This was a great story. It reminded me of The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. I look forward to reading more by Kimberley Freeman in the future.

Bec Taylor

Loved this! I would've given 5 stars if it was Beattie's story alone. Yet another page turner that distracted me from my studies and glorious sleep!

Dani C

Wow! I didn't expect to be sucked into Wildflower Hill the way that I was! The whole book could've focused on Beattie's storyline and I would have been happy (and rated this five stars!). I love that Freeman allowed the MC to get human, to face true hardships and make mistakes. That made the story for me. The history of Beattie's life - the cultural atmosphere, the character traits, the kind of "sins" one would encourage avoiding - felt realistic. 
I wasn't a big fan of Emma's storyline. Beattie's has so much more life and passion written into it that I wish the book was only about her.

In 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. In 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.

Wildflower Hill

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