War Clouds Gather: The Frontier Series 8

Name: War Clouds Gather: The Frontier Series 8
Brand: Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781742614137
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By Peter Watt

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Set in 1936 against the ominous rise of the Nazi Party and the approach of war, War Clouds Gather follows the intertwined destinies of the Macintosh and Duffy families. George Macintosh struggles to hold on to his business empire amidst family tensions, while his son Donald is sent to the remote Queensland station Glen View to tame his wild ways. Far from home, Captain Matthew Duffy confronts growing fanaticism in Iraq and faces difficult choices between duty and heart, especially when reunited with his estranged son. Amidst loss, love, and tragedy, these families are tested and transformed beneath the looming shadows of conflict.
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Ideal for readers of historical fiction who appreciate rich family sagas set against major 20th-century events, with themes of loyalty, passion, and moral complexity.

Against the backdrop of impending war and the rise of the Nazi Party, the epic saga of the Macintosh and Duffy families continues.

Against the backdrop of impending war and the rise of the Nazi Party, the epic saga of the Macintosh and Duffy families continues.

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the home grown version of Wilbur Smith The Sunday Age

Against the backdrop of impending war and the rise of the Nazi Party, the epic saga of the Macintosh and Duffy families continues. It's 1936. While Europe is starting to feel the shadow of the upcoming turmoil, George Macintosh is determined to keep control of his business empire. He takes extreme measures to prevent his nephew David from taking a seat on the Board. Meanwhile, George's son Donald is packed off to the family station Glen View in Northern Queensland in an effort to curb his excesses.

In Iraq, Captain Matthew Duffy doesn't escape the stain of growing fanaticism. Recruited by British Intelligence, he once more faces a German enemy, although this one has a more pleasing aspect. Matthew is confused by his attraction to Diane and finds himself having to make a hard decision. And just as he is coming to terms with his choice, he meets his estranged son, James Barrington Jnr.

In the middle of all this upheaval, the two families experience loss, love, greatness and tragedy, and find themselves brought closer together and pulled further apart. Romance blooms in the unlikeliest of hearts under the gathering clouds of war.

PRAISE FOR THE SERIES

A rousing and revealing yarn Weekend Australian

The historical detail brings the ...19th century to rip-roaring life The Australian

Watt's fans love his work for its history, adventure and storytelling Brisbane News

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781742614137

Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 July 2014

Country: Australia

Imprint: Pan Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 201.0mm

Weight: 297g

Pages: 384

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About the Author

Peter Watt has spent time as a soldier, articled clerk, prawn trawler deckhand, builder's labourer, pipe layer, real estate salesman, private investigator, police sergeant and advisor to the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary. He speaks, reads and writes Vietnamese and Pidgin. He now lives at Maclean, on the Clarence River in northern New South Wales. He is a volunteer firefighter with the Rural Fire service, and fishing the vast open spaces of outback Queensland are his main interests in life. The new novel in the saga, And Fire Falls, will be published in November 2014.