Elizabeth's Star - Forrest, Rhonda
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Book 1 - We'll Meet Again Series 'If you talk to the stars, I will talk back to you.' In 1941, Queensland drover, Michael McTavish leaves behind his young daughter Gracie and joins the 2/22 AIF, his destination, Rabaul, New Guinea, a small town surrounded by impenetrable jungles and steep jagged mountains, its shores lined by tranquil bays and active volcanos. Joanie has also arrived in New Guinea, with a chance to manage a trading store with her father, Reg, too exciting an opportunity to pass up. As the tendrils of war creep closer to the islands north of Australia, some who call Rabaul home…mehr

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Book 1 - We'll Meet Again Series 'If you talk to the stars, I will talk back to you.' In 1941, Queensland drover, Michael McTavish leaves behind his young daughter Gracie and joins the 2/22 AIF, his destination, Rabaul, New Guinea, a small town surrounded by impenetrable jungles and steep jagged mountains, its shores lined by tranquil bays and active volcanos. Joanie has also arrived in New Guinea, with a chance to manage a trading store with her father, Reg, too exciting an opportunity to pass up. As the tendrils of war creep closer to the islands north of Australia, some who call Rabaul home are given an opportunity to return to Australian shores. Others have no option but to stay. Will separation and distance affect the destiny of those who live in the path of the approaching enemy or will the power of love prevail? Based on actual events, Elizabeth's Star begins the story of Michael and Joanie, unfolding the lives of their families and friends while following the life of Gracie, a little girl left behind when her father went to war. A moving tale of love, loss and separation.
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Rhonda Forrest is an Australian History/English teacher and the author of: Time Will Tell - Sequel to Two Heartbeats (2021) Kick the Dust (2019), Two Heartbeats (2018) Silkworm Secrets (2017) and The Shack by the Bay (2016). She writes captivating contemporary and historical fiction about relationships, family life and social issues, set amidst beautiful and uniquely Australian landscapes. After bringing up three daughters and traversing several careers, Rhonda went on to teach creative writing, English and History to high-school students. Her passion for literacy, history and travelling around Australia fuels her novels. Rhonda and her husband divide their time between two Queensland homes: one on Tamborine Mountain, the other a century-old cottage with a rambling garden overlooking the waters of the Whitsundays. She continues to write and document stories that bring to life the remarkable characters and settings that make up our unique Australian heritage.