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In the karri forest of Western Australia in the late 1800s, two young teens are orphaned as a horrific bushfire sweeps through the bush and destroys their home. Carrying the guilt of their recent sins, which burdens them through the following years, they strive to achieve their parents' dream of carving out a prosperous existence in the bush. Affected by family events in the elite social circles of England, harshness of the Australian countryside and their aloneness, Jacob and Lillyanna battle to survive the elements, the darker side of humanity, and the effects of their own immoral deeds. Aided by nearby neighbours, and their loving, mostly absent grandfather, the pair try to rise above cultural beliefs, their upbringing and moral and racial social acceptances. What will be Lillyanna's and Jacob's eventual fate?

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Geraldton-born Cherie (Rose) spent her early life living on the south coast of Western Australia and exploring and understanding all aspects of the surrounding natural areas and the karri forests of Boranup, Karridale and Manjimup. She spent many hours at Deepdene in the original homestead which she loved with its many classic features of tin-pressed walls, whitewashed stone and wide-open verandahs, and she also lived through the Karridale bushfires of 1962.That experience and her abundant knowledge of the flora and fauna of these regions inspired her to begin this series of books, which she hopes will one day become a film series!Her first-hand knowledge of all these areas has enabled her to bring these areas to life for her readers as she takes them on this literary journey.

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