Author: Maya Linnell
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760879693
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A pitch-perfect rural romance from the bestselling author of Magpie’s Bend.
Diana McIntyre and her four boys have had a tough eighteen months but with the love and support of her family, she believes their lives are finally back on track. Diana’s dream of starting a flower farm has been the perfect diversion, with an elderly dahlia expert showing her the ropes. She won’t have to do this alone.
Locum pharmacist and single dad Ned Gardiner hasn’t called Victoria home for years. However his father’s death forces Ned to return to the family farm, a place that holds few happy memories for him. Dealing with his estranged mother and sorting his father’s affairs, he plans on leaving as soon as possible, but what will it take for Ned to put down roots?
With six children between them, can this pair juggle families, farms and the possibility of a blossoming romance?
Paperbark Hill is the final story about the McIntyre sisters, following Wildflower Ridge, Bottlebrush Creek and Magpie’s Bend.
‘When a new Maya Linnell novel lands in the office, we pretty much draw the curtains and shut up shop until it’s read.’ -Australian Country on Magpie’s Bend
Advance praise for Paperbark Hill:
‘I thoroughly enjoyed this beautiful story and was particularly impressed with Maya’s garden knowledge and how her flower references throughout were always in tune with the seasons’
:Lorelie Merton, Victorian-based flower farmer @FlorelieSeasonalFlowers
‘Maya Linnell does it again with her warm country charm, family drama and loveable characters’
:Karly Lane, bestselling author
Points of interest for Paperbark Hill
- Photos from the author’s garden in rural Victoria are featured on the front cover of Paperbark Hill
- The plot evolved from the author’s personal passion for dahlias and her daydreams about one day starting her own flower farm
- As well as romance, Paperbark Hill tackles grief, family dynamics, addiction and the burgeoning ‘grown not flown’ movement within the Australian flower industry
- Set in Victoria’s Western Districts farming area, this novel also has a strong baking theme her readers have come to love
About the author
From country show baking to raising orphaned lambs, bestselling author Maya Linnell writes about the life she lives and loves. A keen bookworm, wannabe flower farmer and former rural journalist, Maya also hosts a monthly online show called Library Lovers, for the digital app Libby OverDrive.
She lives in rural Victoria with a menagerie of animals, sweeping gardens, three young bookworms and the odd tiger snake or three @maya.linnell.writes or mayalinnell.com.
