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The Cedar Tree

By Nicole Alexander
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The Cedar Tree by Nicole Alexander is a compelling historical fiction novel that spans several generations. It centres on the enduring impact of a family secret tied to the Australian outback. Driven by themes of legacy and resilience, the story explores how the past influences the present in profound ways.
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You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to sweeping historical narratives set against the backdrop of rural Australia. With richly detailed storytelling, it weaves themes of family, love, and resilience, providing an evocative glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of bygone eras.

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Spanning two centuries, Nicole Alexander's compelling novel is a story of love and faith, destiny and betrayal, in a land as richly diverse as the secrets it keeps.

In the spring of 1949, Stella O'Riain flees her home - a sheep property on the barren edge of the Strzelecki Desert. She leaves behind the graves of her husband Joe and her baby daughter.

With no money and limited options, Stella accepts her brother-in-law Harry's offer to live at the O'Riain cane farm in the Richmond Valley. There she hopes to get answers to the questions that plague her about her marriage. However, Harry refuses to discuss Joe or the family's secrets, even forbidding her to speak to the owner of the neighbouring property.

Nearly a century earlier in County Tipperary, Irish cousins Brandon and Sean O'Riain also fled their homes - as wanted criminals. By 1867, they are working as cedar-cutters in New South Wales's lush green Richmond Valley.

But while Brandon embraces the opportunities this new country offers, Sean refuses to let go of the past. And one cousin is about to make a dangerous choice that will have devastating consequences down the generations…

The Cedar Tree by Nicole Alexander is a gripping narrative that intertwines personal histories with the lure and mystery of the Australian landscape.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143786863

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 March 2021

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 264g

Pages: 384

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About the Author

A fourth-generation grazier, Nicole returned to her family's property in the early 1990s. She is currently the business manager there. Nicole has a Master of Letters in creative writing and her novels, poetry, travel and genealogy articles have been published in Australia, Germany, America and Singapore. She is the author of eight novels- The Bark Cutters, A Changing Land, Absolution Creek, Sunset Ridge, The Great Plains, Wild Lands, River Run, An Uncommon Woman and The Cedar Tree.

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