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y separately published work icon A Heart Stuck on Hope single work   novel   romance  
Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 A Heart Stuck on Hope
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'Dulili is suffering a people drought. Over the years more people have moved away than have arrived to stay in this old New South Wales farming town, and now only a handful of young families and elderly residents are left. The locals put a plan into action to entice newcomers: offering the town’s empty houses to newcomers from anywhere in Australia. Who could resist renting a beautiful homestead for a dollar a week?

'There’s nothing left for Adele Devereux in Sydney: no job, no relationship, no hope, and no diagnosis for her shy, uncommunicative daughter Ali. So she packs her bags, takes her meagre savings, and moves her small family to the country. She never expects to meet Tom Wade, a man facing his own hopeless situation, but whose kindness reaches her daughter in an unexpected friendship. As the small town of Dulili attempts to regenerate itself, Adele finds herself drawn further in to the community – and into her attraction to Tom.

'Tom is not back in Dulili to build a relationship. He’s there to heal wounds, help his grandmother, and make new plans. Plans that don’t come with his grandmother’s new tenant, part of the Dulili dollar scheme. But as Adele and Ali effortlessly work their way into his thoughts and his heart, he realises that there are two crucial elements that he left out of his long-term plans – the chance to find love and renewed hope for the future.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Last Chance Country Jennie Jones , Lisa Ireland , Catherine Evans , Sydney : Mira Books , 2016 9436777 2016 selected work novel

    'Move to the country for a dollar a week!

    'Dulili is suffering a people drought. Over the years more people have moved away than have arrived to stay in this old New South Wales farming town, and now only a handful of young families and elderly residents are left. The locals put a plan into action to entice newcomers: offering the town's empty houses to people from anywhere in Australia. Who could resist renting a beautiful homestead for a dollar a week?

    'Three people, eager for a new chance at life, take up the challenge. Adele, newly retrenched and with a daughter in tow, is living on hope; while newly divorced Bea has a point to prove both to herself and her family. For Lachlan, a farmhouse for a buck, a job and a town to call his own seems perfect. But can he keep his secret in such a close-knit community?

    'Are the newcomers prepared for the revelations, disruptions and distractions of love?

    'Featuring stories by bestselling authors Jennie Jones, Lisa Ireland and Catherine Evans, Last Chance Country is a collection of small town dreams, second chances and the healing power of hope.' (Publication summary)

    Sydney : Mira Books , 2016
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      Australia,
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      Escape Publishing ,
      2016 .
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      Extent: 140p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published February 2016.
      ISBN: 9781760370404
      Series: y separately published work icon A Dollar for a Dream Australia : Escape Publishing , 2016 9284346 2016 series - publisher novel romance

      A series of romance novels about a town suffering a people drought, and the unique solution they dream up to solve their problem.

      Number in series: 1
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Second Chance Country Ros Baxter , Alissa Callen , Jennie Jones , Chatswood : Mira Books , 2020 19132845 2020 selected work novel Chatswood : Mira Books , 2020

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