Blue Skies is the inspirational story of a young woman battling to save the family farm no matter what it takes.
Published: 1st March 2011
“…an intriguing read filled with characters providing drama, romance, mystery and friendship and, at its core, the book is an inspirational tale about overcoming life’s most challenging obstacles.”
KALGOORLIE MINER
Armed with an honours degree in Agribusiness, Amanda Greenfield dreams of employing all the skills she’s learnt at college to help her father turn the family farm from a debt-ridden, run-down basket case into a thriving enterprise.
Then tragedy strikes with the death of Amanda’s mother in a car accident. Wracked by grief and guilt, and wearied by the long struggle to keep Kyleena a going concern, Amanda’s father argues that they should sell up and get on with their lives away from the vagaries of drought and fluctuating stock and crop yields.
Having inherited half the farm from her beloved mother, whom she also grieves for, Amanda determines to summon all her strength, grit and know how to save Kyleena. Along the way she faces mixed fortunes in both love and life …
“If you love Aussie-flavoured sagas, feisty heroines or a mystery at the heart of your stories, then Fleur McDonald is a perfect pick for you.”
PAULA TAPIOLAS – ABC QLD BLOG
“…the real achievement here is the superb evocation of rural life: you can almost hear the whirring of the shears and smell the cowpats as they bake in the sun.”
WILLIAM YEOMAN – THE WEST AUSTRALIAN