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Join local author Paula J. Beavan at Muswellbrook Library as she shares her new book, ‘Daughter of the Hunter Valley’.
 
Where: Muswellbrook Library
When: Tuesday October 25 from 10:30am
Bookings are essential, please contact Muswellbrook Library on 6543 1913 to book your spot.

About ‘Daughter of the Hunter Valley’:

Alone. Near destitute. But brave and determined. Can Maddy beat the odds to create a new home in the Hunter Valley? An exciting Australian historical debut, perfect for readers of Darry Fraser.
 
1831, New South Wales
Reeling from her mother’s death, Madeleine Barker-Trent arrives in the newly colonised Hunter River to find her father’s promises are nothing more than a halcyon dream. A day later, after a dubious accident, she becomes the sole owner of a thousand acres of bushland, with only three convicts and handsome overseer Daniel Coulter for company.
 
Determined to fulfil her family’s aspirations, Maddy refuses to return to England and braves everything the beautiful but wild Australian country can throw at her – violence, danger, the forces of nature and loneliness. But when a scandalous secret and a new arrival threaten to destroy all she’s worked for, her future looks bleak … Can Maddy persevere or should she simply admit defeat?
 

About Paula:

​Paula J. Beavan has lived on the banks of the Hunter River where her love of a reading and a good yarn inspired a desire to write. On discovering a family connection to one of the Hunter Valley first settlers she turned her hand to historical fiction.
 
An avid reader from childhood, Paula grew up on a small property in the Hunter Valley, riding horses, mustering cattle and listening to the tales of local farriers, cattlemen and farmers.
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Her love of history together with a curiosity about the challenges faced by the pioneering women of the region led her to seek out stories of the area’s founding settlers. Serendipitously she discovered a family connection to William Harpur, local landowner and one of Australia’s early surveyors. Inspired by this connection she delved deeper–Harpur lost his sight, and his wife Catherine was one of the women who managed their property–a perfect illustration of the women she writes about.

Join local author Paula J. Beavan at Muswellbrook Library as she shares her new book, ‘Daughter of the Hunter Valley’.

When:

October 25, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Where:

Muswellbrook

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October 25, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

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