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Under en stormfuld himmel
At overleve et skibbrud var det mindste af hendes problemer.
Louisa mister sin bror, da deres skib forliser i en voldsom storm ud for Australiens vestkyst. Da hun får kæmpet sig i land på en øde strand, bliver hun reddet af en ung, indfødt pige, der holder hende i live. Da Louisa til sidst finder vej til den nærmeste by, Albany, står hun på bar bund, da hun har mistet næsten alt.
I Albany møder hun den fascinerende Connor, der omgående vækker ukendte følelser i hende, men det bliver venskabet med den ældre George, som fører hende ind i landet til hans enorme fårefarm. Alligevel kan hun ikke glemme Connor, men de følelser knuses, da hun får noget chokerende at vide om ham.
Fortvivlet vælger hun at gifte sig med George. Det er et fornuftsægteskab, men hun har brug for tryghed. Skæbnen spiller hende dog igen et puds, for Louisa opdager snart, at George har store økonomiske problemer, som en voldsom brand og røvere blot gør værre. Da George bliver syg, må hun selv forsøge at redde fårefarmen, men det betyder, at hun må søge hjælp hos Connor. En mand, hun aldrig nogensinde har glemt.
Louisa mister sin bror, da deres skib forliser i en voldsom storm ud for Australiens vestkyst. Da hun får kæmpet sig i land på en øde strand, bliver hun reddet af en ung, indfødt pige, der holder hende i live. Da Louisa til sidst finder vej til den nærmeste by, Albany, står hun på bar bund, da hun har mistet næsten alt.
I Albany møder hun den fascinerende Connor, der omgående vækker ukendte følelser i hende, men det bliver venskabet med den ældre George, som fører hende ind i landet til hans enorme fårefarm. Alligevel kan hun ikke glemme Connor, men de følelser knuses, da hun får noget chokerende at vide om ham.
Fortvivlet vælger hun at gifte sig med George. Det er et fornuftsægteskab, men hun har brug for tryghed. Skæbnen spiller hende dog igen et puds, for Louisa opdager snart, at George har store økonomiske problemer, som en voldsom brand og røvere blot gør værre. Da George bliver syg, må hun selv forsøge at redde fårefarmen, men det betyder, at hun må søge hjælp hos Connor. En mand, hun aldrig nogensinde har glemt.
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306 pages, Paperback
Published July 1, 2025
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AnneMarie Brear
84 books308 followersAustralian born AnneMarie Brear writes historical novels and modern romances and sometimes the odd short story, too. Her passions, apart from writing, are travelling, reading, researching historical eras and looking for inspiration for her next book.
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September 5, 2020
Just when you think that nothing more can possibly happen.... Oh boy, how quickly you can be proved wrong!
This story is like that - from beginning to end, for Louisa, who’s journey to start a new life is immediately faced with shipwreck, and the loss of her brother. The devastating blows continue almost one after another. The characters are diverse and engaging, and the backdrop of Western Australia with some of the dialog and customs of the Aboriginal people, made for an interesting picturesque reading - very enhanced whilst listening to audible. What a powerful story of strength, determination, integrity and loyalty.
This story is like that - from beginning to end, for Louisa, who’s journey to start a new life is immediately faced with shipwreck, and the loss of her brother. The devastating blows continue almost one after another. The characters are diverse and engaging, and the backdrop of Western Australia with some of the dialog and customs of the Aboriginal people, made for an interesting picturesque reading - very enhanced whilst listening to audible. What a powerful story of strength, determination, integrity and loyalty.
October 12, 2019
Beautiful
Amazingly well written book with plenty of character depth and progress. Really enjoyed the book and will be looking to read more of the authors work
Amazingly well written book with plenty of character depth and progress. Really enjoyed the book and will be looking to read more of the authors work
June 28, 2019
I have only just discovered this author and I found this book to be an enjoyable story with likeable characters & easy to read.
I live in Sydney, Australia, and I really do enjoy reading about Australian Historical Fiction so I found myself googling about the stations to find out if Kings or Munro were real. It's amazing to think that properties were actually that big and that they survived quite successfully in the middle of nowhere...but it makes to realise that when tragedy strikes, just how far from any kind of help they are.
I live in Sydney, Australia, and I really do enjoy reading about Australian Historical Fiction so I found myself googling about the stations to find out if Kings or Munro were real. It's amazing to think that properties were actually that big and that they survived quite successfully in the middle of nowhere...but it makes to realise that when tragedy strikes, just how far from any kind of help they are.
July 8, 2019
A well written love story which captures the imagination
I loved reading this book. I quickly became absorbed in the characters and it was a page turner which I found difficult to put down.
Although the ending was a good ending I felt it could have gone on further to describe their lives together and the rebuilding of the stations. I was disappointed that the story came to an end when there was perhaps more to be said.
I loved reading this book. I quickly became absorbed in the characters and it was a page turner which I found difficult to put down.
Although the ending was a good ending I felt it could have gone on further to describe their lives together and the rebuilding of the stations. I was disappointed that the story came to an end when there was perhaps more to be said.
June 25, 2020
I have just finished Beneath a Stormy Sky by AnneMarie Brear. Couldn't put it down, from the very first sentence to the last it was terrific.
It was written so well I was really under the spell and living in the characters.
Loved. Loved Loved it. I have just rang my sister and told her to go and get it as she will love the book as well.
The description of Western Australia was fantastic and I could relate to it so easy, as Albany is a truly wonderful place.
It was written so well I was really under the spell and living in the characters.
Loved. Loved Loved it. I have just rang my sister and told her to go and get it as she will love the book as well.
The description of Western Australia was fantastic and I could relate to it so easy, as Albany is a truly wonderful place.
January 30, 2022
Wow! What an experience! This gorgeous story kept me captivated from start to finish. I absolutely loved 'Beneath a Stormy Sky' (this title suits it) which shines with courage, endurance, powerful love (both in friendship and romance) and second chances. Of course, there are victims and villains, thievery, deaths and fires. Our heroine Louisa is amazing in how she tackles each dire situation and yes she is challenged right from the start. There are some heartbreaking moments. It is 1879 and Louisa is with her brother heading to Australia on a ship that goes down off the coast of Western Australia. She becomes a shipwreck survivor aided by an Aboriginal girl. It is obvious without the girl’s assistance, she may not have survived but it becomes a time of bonding and learning another culture and appreciating it.
What follows is quite a journey back to a white settlement on the land where she has been washed ashore. She meets some intriguing people who both help and hinder her. But through it she finds friendship and love with two men who take her under their wings and, of course, this causes quite a stir in the community.
The historical elements of this novel are well researched and I was easily transported to the setting of Western Australia and the era of the 1880’s. I really did not want to see the story end and wished there was another book to continue Louisa’s journey for it takes some unexpected turns. To see the continuation of her story would be of great interest!
This is the third book I have read now of AnneMarie’s and I have enjoyed each of them very much. I look forward to reading many more of her wonderful stories. 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
What follows is quite a journey back to a white settlement on the land where she has been washed ashore. She meets some intriguing people who both help and hinder her. But through it she finds friendship and love with two men who take her under their wings and, of course, this causes quite a stir in the community.
The historical elements of this novel are well researched and I was easily transported to the setting of Western Australia and the era of the 1880’s. I really did not want to see the story end and wished there was another book to continue Louisa’s journey for it takes some unexpected turns. To see the continuation of her story would be of great interest!
This is the third book I have read now of AnneMarie’s and I have enjoyed each of them very much. I look forward to reading many more of her wonderful stories. 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
April 15, 2023
Sobrevivente
Louisa é uma sobrevivente de todas as formas, uma mulher que perde um espaço/ laço mais significante que tudo: a sua família. Buscar um futuro em um outro lugar, com outra cultura e envolta de grupos de povos diferentes, não foi fácil.
Recomeço sempre gera enfrentar preconceitos, críticas, invejas etc. Ela enfrentou isso e mais um puco. Teve momentos da história que me irritei com a sua postura e atitudes, em outros momentos compreende o quanto era difícil dela enfrentar todas as provações.
Os mocinhos por assim dizer, não eram tão dignos de tal posto, o que mostra um perfil que a Brear gosta de por em seus protagonistas. São "humanos" e com defeitos, sem o arquétipo de príncipe encantado.
O que mais despertou meu interesse na história foi a maneira que a autora apresenta os papéis da mulher branca, europeia e cristã × mulher aborígene e todo o universo cultural e social em uma colônia. Das estações/ terras dos colonizadores e invasores de enfrentar as dificuldades de um novo mundo "não civilizado" aos olhos dos de fora.
É uma verdadeira aula de história da colonização australiana. Perfeito e amei muito, por que o foco da autora, em suas histórias das quais já li, não é o Romance romântico e sim romance histórico.
Super recomendo a leitura.
Louisa é uma sobrevivente de todas as formas, uma mulher que perde um espaço/ laço mais significante que tudo: a sua família. Buscar um futuro em um outro lugar, com outra cultura e envolta de grupos de povos diferentes, não foi fácil.
Recomeço sempre gera enfrentar preconceitos, críticas, invejas etc. Ela enfrentou isso e mais um puco. Teve momentos da história que me irritei com a sua postura e atitudes, em outros momentos compreende o quanto era difícil dela enfrentar todas as provações.
Os mocinhos por assim dizer, não eram tão dignos de tal posto, o que mostra um perfil que a Brear gosta de por em seus protagonistas. São "humanos" e com defeitos, sem o arquétipo de príncipe encantado.
O que mais despertou meu interesse na história foi a maneira que a autora apresenta os papéis da mulher branca, europeia e cristã × mulher aborígene e todo o universo cultural e social em uma colônia. Das estações/ terras dos colonizadores e invasores de enfrentar as dificuldades de um novo mundo "não civilizado" aos olhos dos de fora.
É uma verdadeira aula de história da colonização australiana. Perfeito e amei muito, por que o foco da autora, em suas histórias das quais já li, não é o Romance romântico e sim romance histórico.
Super recomendo a leitura.
March 20, 2026
I had a hard time rating this book, so I'll give it 3.5 stars.
I did enjoy the overall idea of the story - a shipwreck, a rescue, wrong love, right love, ending well. It's like a Hallmark movie. However, I do wish the adultery part had been left out. The story would have been great without that. BUT it's not a Christian novel, so I do understand why it was included. Adultry never turns out well...and you do learn that here, so I guess there is a lesson.
Good story. A little too Hallmarky for me, but I did enjoy it pretty well.
I did enjoy the overall idea of the story - a shipwreck, a rescue, wrong love, right love, ending well. It's like a Hallmark movie. However, I do wish the adultery part had been left out. The story would have been great without that. BUT it's not a Christian novel, so I do understand why it was included. Adultry never turns out well...and you do learn that here, so I guess there is a lesson.
Good story. A little too Hallmarky for me, but I did enjoy it pretty well.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 22, 2023
4 far far away stars 🌟
The author’s storytelling is addictive but there is always an extraordinary drama stretch in her books. There are so many deaths, women going crazy with rage.
I listened this as an audiobook while walking and it was so easy to get lost in the endless farmlands. The native characters were a great addition to the story. My favorite character has been George with his gentle heart and his very realistic flaws 🥹
The author’s storytelling is addictive but there is always an extraordinary drama stretch in her books. There are so many deaths, women going crazy with rage.
I listened this as an audiobook while walking and it was so easy to get lost in the endless farmlands. The native characters were a great addition to the story. My favorite character has been George with his gentle heart and his very realistic flaws 🥹
February 24, 2025
I never find books that I have to keep reading until I finish it , but since finding Annemarie brear books , it seems I am lost , in characters, in places , loving the books in Australia, i love old Britain . I have loved every book so far , I think I have read about 15 up to now , I hope someday a producer picks up these stories for tv series .
December 24, 2019
Wiggy
This is my second book by Anne Marie Brear. I enjoyed the first book so much, that I decided to read another by her. I was not disappointed. I loved this book, and that is why I have both books a 5 star rating
This is my second book by Anne Marie Brear. I enjoyed the first book so much, that I decided to read another by her. I was not disappointed. I loved this book, and that is why I have both books a 5 star rating
October 29, 2019
I love her books but this one not so much.
November 8, 2019
This was the first AnnaMarie Brear book I have read. I really enjoyed the story and the characters ( I won't give any spoilers on the story.) look forward to reading more of her books.
September 19, 2023
Brilliant
AnneMarie Brear’s books are brilliantly written. Each and everyone. Can never put them down even when cooking dinner. I just get lost in her books
AnneMarie Brear’s books are brilliantly written. Each and everyone. Can never put them down even when cooking dinner. I just get lost in her books
December 28, 2021
The author has done it again and produced a rich adventuresome page-turner set in the land down under. The storyline has characters that are fully-developed and is full of subplots full of twists that kept me on the edge of my seat. If you have several 'me' hours and need to immerse yourself in a good read than this is defintiely worth your time.
April 15, 2023
Sobrevivente
Louisa é uma sobrevivente de todas as formas, uma mulher que perde um espaço/ laço mais significante que tudo: a sua família. Buscar um futuro em um outro lugar, com outra cultura e envolta de grupos de povos diferentes, não foi fácil.
Recomeço sempre gera enfrentar preconceitos, críticas, invejas etc. Ela enfrentou isso e mais um puco. Teve momentos da história que me irritei com a sua postura e atitudes, em outros momentos compreende o quanto era difícil dela enfrentar todas as provações.
Os mocinhos por assim dizer, não eram tão dignos de tal posto, o que mostra um perfil que a Brear gosta de por em seus protagonistas. São "humanos" e com defeitos, sem o arquétipo de príncipe encantado.
O que mais despertou meu interesse na história foi a maneira que a autora apresenta os papéis da mulher branca, europeia e cristã × mulher aborígene e todo o universo cultural e social em uma colônia. Das estações/ terras dos colonizadores e invasores de enfrentar as dificuldades de um novo mundo "não civilizado" aos olhos dos de fora.
É uma verdadeira aula de história da colonização australiana. Perfeito e amei muito, por que o foco da autora, em suas histórias das quais já li, não é o Romance romântico e sim romance histórico.
Super recomendo a leitura.
Louisa é uma sobrevivente de todas as formas, uma mulher que perde um espaço/ laço mais significante que tudo: a sua família. Buscar um futuro em um outro lugar, com outra cultura e envolta de grupos de povos diferentes, não foi fácil.
Recomeço sempre gera enfrentar preconceitos, críticas, invejas etc. Ela enfrentou isso e mais um puco. Teve momentos da história que me irritei com a sua postura e atitudes, em outros momentos compreende o quanto era difícil dela enfrentar todas as provações.
Os mocinhos por assim dizer, não eram tão dignos de tal posto, o que mostra um perfil que a Brear gosta de por em seus protagonistas. São "humanos" e com defeitos, sem o arquétipo de príncipe encantado.
O que mais despertou meu interesse na história foi a maneira que a autora apresenta os papéis da mulher branca, europeia e cristã × mulher aborígene e todo o universo cultural e social em uma colônia. Das estações/ terras dos colonizadores e invasores de enfrentar as dificuldades de um novo mundo "não civilizado" aos olhos dos de fora.
É uma verdadeira aula de história da colonização australiana. Perfeito e amei muito, por que o foco da autora, em suas histórias das quais já li, não é o Romance romântico e sim romance histórico.
Super recomendo a leitura.
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