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In a Great Southern Land by Mary-Anne O'Connor

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In a Great Southern Land

by Mary-Anne O'Connor

Narrator Holly Robinson

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Length 12 hours 51 minutes

Language English

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From the emerald hills of Ireland to a wild colonial land comes an epic story of love, brotherhood and the fight for liberty …

1851: After the death of her father, young Eve Richards is destitute. Her struggle to survive sees her deported in chains to the colony of New South Wales, penniless and alone. But here in this strange new world fortune smiles on the spirited, clever Eve in the shape of a respectable job offer that will lead to a quiet, secure life. Then the fiery and charismatic Irishman Kieran Clancy crosses her path ...

For Kieran Clancy, the kindest man on earth, and his brother Liam, the promise of free passage and land in this brave new world is a chance to leave the grief and starvation of County Clare behind. But while Liam works to farm their land, Kieran has the fire of gold-fever upon him and is drawn to the goldfields of Ballarat. As tensions grow on the goldfields, and with the blood of an Irish rebel still beating through his heart, Kieran finds himself caught up in the cataclysmic events at the Eureka Stockade and faces the decision of a lifetime: whether or not, when it comes to love, blood will remain thicker than water ...

Fiction Historical Fiction

Mary-Anne O'Connor is the bestselling Australian author of Gallipoli Street, Worth Fighting For, War Flower, In A Great Southern Land, Where Fortune Lies, Sisters of Freedom, Dressed By Iris and Never to Surrender, all set in Australia's explosive cultural upheaval during the 19th and 20th century. O'Connor is also a marketing expert, freelance writer and keynote speaker. She is also an advocate for the Hornsby Kuringai Women's Shelter and actively supports women in crisis. O'Connor lives on the edge of her beloved bushland shire with her husband Anthony, sons Jimmy and Jack and her very spoilt dog Saxon. Her latest novel, The Stowaway, is due out in 2025.

Holly is a Sydney-based actress and voice artist. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts-Media degree from Macquarie University in 2014, before going on to study acting and voice at various other institutions in Sydney. She has since been mastering the art of voiceover through all mediums, including radio promos, voice acting, character work and long-form narration. Holly is a hugely versatile performer, also having a background in circus, dance, voice and theatre.