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Género: female
Nacionalidad: New Zealand
Lugar de nacimiento: New Zealand
Ocupaciones: farmer
Biografía breve: I write historical novels set in New Zealand, starting in the 1880s. I'm currently working on my sixth book, this one covering the years from 1918 to 1923. I'm fascinated by social history, particularly that of my own country.

I was born in New Zealand, and apart from two years in England have lived here all my life. I'm married to my childhood sweetheart, who grew up in the farming valley that's the inspiration for my imaginary one.

We have a few acres in the countryside, where we have an orchard and a large vegetable garden, and a small flock of sheep to keep the grass down. We make our own wine, cider, jams, jellies and sauces. [retrieved from Amazon.com 5/25/13]

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All I Want por Shayne Parkinson

"If I were to stand, I'd see the whole farm spread before me, a neat patchwork of paddocks wound through with the dark ribbon of the creek".

All I Want by Shayne Parkinson

I have to start by saying there is something so delicate about the writing of this short book. It just grabs you immediately.

This is a short and poignant story about love, loss and sacrifice. It is narrated by the wife of a dairy Farmer in New Zealand after The great war.

She takes the reader through her first meeting with her husband, the sadness of war, his return home and his desire to become a dairy farmer. She tells of their personal struggles in having a family and their enduring love. This is a short book but it contains alot of pain as well as much beauty.

I'd say this is a must read. There is something wonderfully intangible about this book. As she describes their house and their land, you can almost feel yourself out there with them, breathing in the fresh air and looking out to the beautiful land beyond.

The writing sparkles. There's really no other way to describe it. It's light and delicate and the book is like a rose petal bursting with color.

If you like Historical Fiction and want a short but precious read, add All I want to your list.… (más)

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Thebeautifulsea | 2 reseñas más. | Aug 5, 2022 |

A Second Chance (Promises to Keep, #4) por Shayne Parkinson

A superb novel

I do believe this is one of the best novels ever written. I read 100 novels a year through several genre's and absolutely fell in love with all the characters (except one). I have literally had sleepless nights not able to put this and the other three books down. I truly wish for more stories about the whole family. Just a great great piece of historical fiction.

Scott.
44 yrs old male

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scttbull | Sep 3, 2021 |

Daisy's War por Shayne Parkinson

Another great story

I absolutely love Shayne Parkinson books. Daisy's War was just as superb as the preceding books written about this expanded family. If you enjoy fictional history with a bit of fact then you have to read her books!

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scttbull | Sep 3, 2021 |

Sentence of Marriage (Promises to Keep Book 1) por Shayne Parkinson

Hard to review this one, which I understand to be the first book in Parkinson's Promises to Keep series. Parkinson does a wonderful job capturing farm life of the time period. It is very easy to visualize the setting and I learned a lot about the history and geography of the area, including gender roles and the differences between rural and town life. As we get to know young Amy (she is only 16 years old by the time we reach the end of book 1), it is easy to see experiences through her eyes and her dreams of a different life. As a character, Amy is okay but I always tend to struggle with young, naive characters. I forget that I was young once (and probably just as naive), so I blame the reader, not the author, for not being able to have me feel any connection with Amy. I found the story to be overly long. it could have done with some polish through professional editing. That being said, the writing style is straightforward and very accessible. The story just didn't grab my attention enough for me to want to continue with the series.… (más)

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lkernagh | 12 reseñas más. | May 8, 2020 |

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