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The first novel - a biography of Emily 5/2/2012 4:51:58 PM
A little girl wanders alone down a semi-dry creek bed in Outback Queensland. She is known as the Crazy Orphan.
This is the story of Emily. The Australian Outback Historical novel is in essence a biography of an extraordinary woman’s life with a love story like no other, set on the great Jooloonga Station in central Queensland.
1901: A little girl wanders down a creekin central Queensland after the revenge massacre of her family. She becomes known as The Crazy Orphan and is rendered mutefor two years
A hostof remarkable characters pour in and out of her life. The pioneering Wilsonsand their six children provide the love that remains indelibly printed on hersoul. An extraordinary event at the annual Racing Carnival has her venting heranger in an outburst that relaxes her vocal chords, but the incident has herbanished from the community the same day.
BarbaraHartmann King was awarded an AustraliaDayCultural Prize for Coloured Sands
