The Woman in the Green Dress
- 352bladzijden
- 13 uur lezen
A mystery surrounding an opal and a green dress links two women---one in the mid-1800s and the other at the close of World War I.
Tea Cooper Volgorde van de boeken
Tea Cooper schrijft meeslepende hedendaagse en historische Australische fictie, voortkomend uit een rijk verleden als lerares, journalist en boerin. Tegenwoordig verdiept ze zich in musea en voedt ze haar passie voor verhalen vertellen. Haar werk wordt gekenmerkt door een diepe verbinding met de Australische geschiedenis en cultuur, tot leven gebracht door levendige vertellingen.
- 2020
- 2018
The Naturalist's Daughter
- 384bladzijden
- 14 uur lezen
Rose Winton wants nothing more than to work with her father, eminent naturalist Charles Winton, on his groundbreaking study of the platypus. Not only does she love him with all her heart, but the discoveries they have made could turn the scientific world on its head. When Charles is unable to make the long sea journey to present his findings to the prestigious Royal Society in England, Rosie must venture forth in his stead. What she discovers there will change the lives of future generations. 1908 Sydney, NSW Tamsin Alleyn has been given a mission: travel to the Hunter Valley and retrieve an old sketchbook of debatable value, gifted to the Public Library by a recluse. But when she gets there, she finds there is more to the book than meets the eye, and more than one interested party. Shaw Everdene, a young antiquarian bookseller and lawyer seems to have his own agenda when it comes to the book – and Tamsin. In an attempt to discover the book's true provenance Tamsin decides to work with him. The deeper they delve, the more intricate the mystery becomes. As the lives of two women a century apart converge, discoveries rise up from the past and reach into the future, with irrevocable consequences..