Take a journey through time and place . . .
Two immigrants from two countries who live at the Point Pass Butter Factory 140 years apart.
On Worlds End Highway is the true story of an immigrant from Prussia who becomes the matriarch of a family that runs a successful business for 75 years. And a contemporary immigrant from America who renovates for the future and discovers a remarkable history.
Colonial South Australia reveals itself yesterday and today: mining booms and drought, paddleboats and ports amidst plagues, fire and searing heat—and a lucious garden echoing the calls of bushland birds.
A story that relives the past and sits in the present: two parallel lives anchored at an extraordinary place.
On Worlds End Highway
‘I have heard people say that South Australia is a journey into the past. It’s remarkable that so many colonial buildings and farmsteads have kept their charm in a grand and expansive landscape. As I researched the past, I became captivated by strange coincidence, irony, near-disaster and fortitude of spirit.’
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What Readers Are Saying
A sumptuous feast of culture, nature and the environment connected with the life of a nineteenth-century immigrant and the author.
—Dr Rosanne Hawke, award-winning author of more than 35 books and a Bard of Cornwall
A beautifully written, fresh approach ot Australian history and experience.
—Wendy Noble, author of Be My Amazon and the Beast-Speaker series
Evocative of place, a gentle and real story of wonderful insight. Kept my interest all the way.
—Jeff Noble, author of The Swagman’s Friend and The Charmed Life of Duan Foik
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