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Sara Powter

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in Australia

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Historical Fiction, Christian, Romance

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Sara was born on the NSW Central Coast. Her childhood was spent with her parents, mainly travelling up and down the East Coast of Australia, fishing, shell collecting and doing some of her education by Correspondence Schooling. With a passion for science, she worked for the Department of Agriculture as a Scientific Assistant in the Entomology Department. She married Stephen soon after leaving there, and they spent 30 years in Ministry in the Newcastle Anglican Diocese in NSW, only retiring at the end of 2020. When 'Covid 19' hit, time was available to pen some of the stories she'd wanted to write for some time. Within twelve months, eight stories were finished, and ideas for more were on the way. These stem from her passion for Colonial Aus ...more

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	Waiting at the Sliprails 4.38 avg rating — 120 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gentle Annie Soames (First Fleet Convict Era Trilogy 1788-1800 Book 1) 4.31 avg rating — 88 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hands Upon The Anvil (The Lockleys of Parramatta Book 1) 4.21 avg rating — 90 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No More, My Love 4.28 avg rating — 67 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amelia's Tears 4.09 avg rating — 69 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out Where the Brolgas Dance (The Lockleys of Parramatta, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 66 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Can’t Stop Tomorrow: Irish Australian Historical Fiction. (The Convict Birthstain Collection 4.46 avg rating — 61 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vine Weaver: Australian Historical Story of love and healing (The Convict Birthstain Collection 4.30 avg rating — 56 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diamonds in the Dirt (The Lockleys of Parramatta, #3) 4.16 avg rating — 56 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scotch at The Rocks 4.46 avg rating — 50 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Step Back in time to Colonial Sydney

What is it about Family History that becomes an obsession? Knowing what our ancestors went through in the Convict and Colonial times in Australia has inspired me to follow in my mother's footsteps and write some of the family stories into novels. Now there are eleven, three out by 2021 and most of the remainder in 2022. Sheila Hunter's first three from 2016.

Watch for our co-authored prequel in 13 Read more of this blog post »

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Published on October 30, 2021 14:29

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The Lockleys of Parramatta (6 books)
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