Follow the Morning Star

Heart of the Dreaming #2

by Di Morrissey

Queenie and TR return in Di Morrissey's sequel to the bestselling "Heart of the Dreaming." Queenie Hanlon has a perfect life. She's the mother of two adoring children, the wealthy owner of a thriving outback station and the wife of handsome bushman TR Hamilton. Then one day, Queenie's perfect life comes crashing down. . . Her bitter and vengeful brother returns from Italy to lay claim to his inheritance. Her precious daughter is seduced by her uncle into giving up all Queenie's strived for. And her beloved TR, injured in a riding accident, can no longer recall the life they once shared. "Follow the Morning Star" is a triumphant story of courage, strength and a rare and beautiful love that endures the test of time.

Genres: Romance, Audiobook

540 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1993

About the author

Di Morrissey (born 18 March 1943 in Wingham, New South Wales) is one of Australia's most popular female novelists. She grew up in the remote surrounds of Pittwater, north of Sydney, Australia.

Growing up she counted famous Australian actor Chips Rafferty as a close mentor and friend who helped provide for her and her mother after the death of her father as a child, sending them overseas to California to live with family.

In her later years, Di went on to become a journalist on London's Fleet Street, and worked for CBS in Honolulu, where she lived with her husband who was in the foreign service, and even had a small role in the series Hawaii Five-0, a guest role in season three, episode seven, 1970 starring as 'Alicia Anderson'.

After moving back to Australia, Di published her first book 'Heart of the Dreaming' which instantly became a bestseller. Since then Di has published another 17 bestsellers, her latest being 'The Silent Country'.

Reviews

[Suz · Rating 4 out of 5]

I related this one more highly, I kind of remember Queenie..

[Lisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bluuuuuurgh.
That was like the world's longest soap opera.
So melodramatic.
And yet nothing really happened.
The whole Colin saga - nothing.
The huge climax - happened in literally the last 2 minutes.
I'm all for a bit of tacky romance, but I'm afraid that you and I are done, Ms. Morrissey.

[Vicki Malone-Azara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I totally loved this book. It was active the whole way through in a believable way.
At each different section of Queenie’s reactions to getting on with her life in such difficult circumstances was very convincing of what happens in reality that life moves on, but the love for someone who you truly love stays with you
This is where I will leave it and hope others enjoy it as much as I did. 💓

[Winston Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoyable. Australian cattle property saga.

[Jean Winterfield]

I so enjoyed this book, so well written

[Is a Bell · Rating 1 out of 5]

Maybe it's because I haven't read the first volume, but I'm disappointed with this book. Every twist and turn is too predictable and there are a lot of unanswered questions at the end. Too bad, because I usually like Australian sagas!

[Chiro Pipashito T H · Rating 1 out of 5]

Rubbish.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it. Such a heartwarming story

[Tanya Boulter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Doesn't light a candle to heart of the outback. But a good sequel

[Pat Raab · Rating 4 out of 5]

A generational love story, beautifully told, with sub-plots and side stories.
I love Di Morrisey's writing.

[Shereen Lang · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great outback station story, got to love Queenie and TR's commitment, to each other and their business adventures. And the family and friends follow on..

[Kate · Rating 2 out of 5]

This story has not aged well. But it is an easy read about the trials and tribulations of working the land in outback Australia some years ago. An easy read.

[Kerri Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

A classic Di Morrissey that I enjoyed. I’m not sure if u read the first one but I was able to keep up with the back story with the many hints dropped.

[Jayne Sheehan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice story about Australian cattle station life, a romance, and family saga.

[Patricia Wesslink · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Mum passed this book on to me several years ago, and I had never read it - MAGNIFICENT. Di Morrissey really makes the scenes and her characters come to life - I can smell the eucalyptus trees and see the lorikeets flying off onto the horizon without really trying. Will definitely be hunting up more of her books and making up for lost time

[Tracy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed this book. Very well read (audio). Love hearing about the rural scene, the aboriginal trackers and their history and beliefs. Di Morrissey obviously researches her subject matter very well. An easy read as well with interesting characters.

[Jan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I truly love read books by this author, I can not read enough of them..

[Joan · Rating 5 out of 5]

As always Di Morrissey does not fail to please with a good story.

[Pamela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed this sequel, light reading

[Janine Kennedy · Rating 4 out of 5]

excellent

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[Rosie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good. Got involved with the main characters.

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[Tricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the second of the series that started in Heart of the Dreaming. In this book TR and Queenie (the relationship that is the subject of the first book) are pulled apart through an accident where TR loses his memory. Queenie has to face a number of challenges on her own while TR recovers. First someone steals her cattle, next her brother Colin cooks up a scheme to get back at her, her daughter drops out of uni and TR develops an attachment to his nurse. How will she ever manage without TR to support her?

Di Morrisey is a great author and I have read a lot of her books. This is actually a 3 1/2 star book but had to round up. I liked it but it was not as good as the first of the series. Queenie is an amazing character but there are just too many coincidences to resolve Queenie's problems to give it a higher rating. The books do relate the harsh realities of life on the land and how tough you need to be to live in the bush.