Description

Ann Burton was created on the water bank the night time her dad attempted to burn their residence down.Six decades later her brother Liza vanishes while they're staying in their dad's home. What Ann views that evening sucks her of her memory and her speech.Ann escapes her anguished youth, discovering a brand new life and love from Mallawindy. But there's no escape in the Burton household and its dark secrets. Ann should go back to Mallawindy and face yesteryear if she's ever to become free.'An extremely qualified and assured debut novel'–SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'A persuasive story, well-told,it keeps promise of further enthralling misinformation from its author'–CANBERRA TIMES'A spectacular debut; a rich and engrossing read; an account of page-turning suspense and thriller; a postmortem of family connections; all of this and more, Mallawindy may grab-you hook, line and sinker'–QUEENSLAND OCCASIONS