{"product_id":"queenslander","title":"Queenslander","description":"\u003cp\u003eFarms collect broken things. Things awaiting resurrection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince getting out of juvie, Ronnie Madonna has built a tentative life in Lionheart working as a farmhand for Nev at Upsend Downs, but one thing is still missing: her daughter Rainbow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she realizes she has a chance to get Rainbow back, she must prove she is a responsible adult and a good mother. Her quest will take a village, and will force her to confront demons from her past. Will she follow her football dreams to Brisbane or put down roots on the land that holds a mysterious power over her and her boss?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen years ago, jaded former war photographer Nev Bickerman woke to a pregnant teenager smashing the family room with a cricket bat. Now, Nev is far too professional to admit she’s falling in love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to Lionheart, aka “Line Hat,” a small town between the Outback and the rainforest healing from colonial scars, where climate change threatens both agriculture and eco-tourism. Gritty and hilarious, with emotional momentum, Queenslander is the first book in this Australian family drama series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A moving story about queer family, identity, and belonging set on a sheep farm in Australia, Queenslander shows how people can atone for their past mistakes and discover who they're meant to be.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Milo Todd, nationally bestselling author of The Lilac People\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Queenslander is a sweeping epic set in a farm in the Australian outback, vividly described, a story about family lost, found and fought hard for. At the center is the relationship between Nev, a farmer and former war photographer, and Ronnie, a younger woman with a violent past. The star of this book is the land and the landscape and includes delightful details like a house whose inhabitants adore watching sport in a living room where they also run an animal shelter for adorable Australian baby critters. This book, its characters and story, will stick with you after you've finished reading.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Elizabeth De Veer, author of The Ocean in Winter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This extraordinary debut from Laura Garden is so many things: a lyrical ode to Queensland and its people, an exploration of love in all its many forms, a double portrait of two women who only appear to be perfect opposites to one another, but in fact share a bond deeper than blood. Lush and transportive, tender and fierce, this is a novel that lives on well after the last page.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Hesse Phillips, author of Lightborne\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Merrimack River Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45730007351330,"sku":"9798994606216","price":28.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0843\/2871\/0178\/files\/9798994606216.jpg?v=1780698743","url":"https:\/\/www.saltireadscaloundra.com\/products\/queenslander","provider":"Salti Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}