Black Bones, Red Earth, Lee Richie
Black Bones, Red Earth, Lee Richie
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Black Bones, Red Earth

Author: Lee Richie

Narrator: Sandy Gore

Abridged: 9 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/05/2022


Synopsis

An Australian/English historical drama set in the unforgiving landscape of the Australian outback during the 1950s, the story follows the life of Katherine, an English child migrant who is consigned to an austere life on an isolated property beyond Broken Hill. There is little love in Katherine's life until Aboriginal station hands offer their friendship, but love comes at a deadly price.Part two brings listeners to the modern-day English Lake District before taking us back to Australia for the story's climax. Inspired by the true experiences of family and friends closest to the author, Black Bones, Red Earth is a story of hope, love, sacrifice and resilience.Beautifully read by Australian actress, Sandy Gore, star of television, film and stage, this heart wrenching tale is the sometimes harrowing, yet ultimately uplifting story of a child's search for love, and a woman's test of faith. Katherine's journey is an emotional roller-coaster with a deeply satisfying ending.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Laur on April 11, 2023

Black Bones, Red Earth by Lee Richie is NOT a book to be missed! It is a masterpiece of vivid and raw emotional storytelling on so many levels that I found it impossible not to become completely intertwined and invested in this story from the first to the last sentence. From a little girl’s recounti......more

Goodreads review by Annabel on March 30, 2023

Lee Richie did amazing with this book. The story follows Katherine’s life growing up as an orphan and foster child in outback Australia where she has to overcome heartache in search for happiness and love. An absolute must read/listen of a heart-wrenching story. Loved it.......more

Goodreads review by Janalyn, the blind reviewer on March 10, 2023

When Kathryn is taken from England and away from her brother Archie and sent to hidden Creek in Australia she thinks things can you get worse but they can and they do. The people she stays with Daisy in like one or the nicest people but as she grows into a beautiful young girl Locklin pays her more......more

Goodreads review by Lesley on February 18, 2023

5⭐️ 🎧 I had the audiobook narrated by Sandy Gore, her distinctive character voices and the feeling that she imparts is excellent, it really added to the story for me. An historical drama set in 1950’s outback Australia. It follows 10yr Katherine who is sent to live in a remote austere outback propert......more

Goodreads review by Elaine on April 01, 2023

The historical novel "Black Bones and Red Earth" reads like an autobiography. The first part begins when Katherine, at 8 years old, loses both of her parents. Her father abandoned her when a buzz bomb in London murdered her mother. There was an official proposal to move the vast majority of war orph......more