Valley of the White Gold

by Tony Parsons

The Half Moon Valley is not easy to farm, nor are its inhabitants easy to know. But the valley produces the best superfine merino wool in the country, and Dan Stafford is its top woolgrower.

Dan relies on his capable son, Jim, and his two eye-catching daughters, Bella and Beth, to help run the property. Now he is battling to retain its prize-winning status. When Bella marries and moves away, and the neighbouring property is sold to an outsider, Dan is unnerved. At least Beth seems content to remain on the land.

But Dan's new woolclasser, the intriguing Rod Cameron, turns out to be more than Dan bargained for. With Rod on the scene, Dan's status and Beth's future are far from assured.

430 pages, Paperback

First published February 5, 2007

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

Credited as Tony Parsons on his works.

Anthony David Parsons, OAM, has worked as a professional sheep and wool classer, a journalist, news editor and rural commentator, a consultant to major agricultural companies, and an award-winning breeder of animals and show poultry. He owned his first kelpie dog in 1944, and in 1950 established 'Karrawarra', one of the top kelpie studs in Australia. In 1992 he was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for his contribution to the propagation of the Australian kelpie.

His novels, The Call of the High Country, Return to the High Country, Valley of the White Gold and Silver in the Sun, have all been bestsellers. He is also the author of Training the Working Kelpie, The Australian Kelpie and, in 2010, The Kelpie, now regarded as classic works on the breed.

Tony lives with his wife, Gloria, near Toowoomba. He still maintains a keen interest in kelpie breeding.

Reviews

[Bill Fisher · Rating 4 out of 5]

4th one of Tony Parsons really enjoy his Australian writing. Always a good insight of country life & farm life.

[Karen Stenton-Dozey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed reading more about the Outback & the dogs which are an integral part of farming life. The author had previously lived in the area, so it was well written with a bit of romance thrown in for good measure!

[Bronwyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have really enjoyed Tony Parsons' other books but didn't find the dramatic themes in this one enjoyable.

[Kirk Spragg]

A great read typical of Aussie outback sheep farming life style

[Maureen aka The Scribbly Bark Poet Clifford · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a long term fan of Tony Parsons writing and have read all of his books to date.

He is a bloke who knows his country and knows his dogs and the great thing that I enjoy about his writing is that he pretty much tells it like it is. Having come off a property myself I related to his story.

He paints a true picture of life on the land, warts and all and his characters are true to life and well depicted. For any one who loves life on the land, or even thinks that perhaps they might then this read will give you a fair bit of insidght. If you love dogs and horses and don't mind a fewa few good looking blokes and sheilas thrown in for good measure, and can handle a bit of excitement then Tony is the author for you.

His words will keep you enthralled to the very last page and wanting more - and luckily there are more of Tony's books out there to read including his latest - Back to the Pilliga.

Do yourself a favour and read some of Tony's books - you won't be sorry

Cheers

Maureen
The Scribbly Bark Poet

http://scribblybarkpoetry.blogspot.co...

[Molly Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

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👎🏻🤠🥰My Book Review 🥰🤠👍🏻

My rating:
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Genres:
Romance, family saga, farming, history, merino
Age Rating:
16+
For people who..: Aussie rural romance/ historical fiction

My Opinion:

This book and the second are two of my favourite ones,
The full history of the Australia merino in with the story was amazing as someone who adores sheep, works with them and loves the history it was well written.
The family saga, the fire, the relationship with her sister and Mr narcissist.
I loved where it was set and where it ended. Then to read number two.


Will I read it again? Yes

Will I buy the book? Yes

Song that suits it:
Fix what you didn’t break: Nate smith
❤️❤️Happy reading❤️❤️

[Judith Yeabsley · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't realise that men wrote Mills and Boon dribble like this. From the cover you'd never think it was a soppy, unrealistic love story with my pet hate "absolutely gorgeous people falling in love with other impossibly beautiful people ....". He would have got no stars if it weren't for the history of the area and the woollen industry which was fascinating and he obviously researched that well. However even that was sort of dumped into the story and doesn't integrate well with the rest of the book. Sigh. Awful, sorry Tony ....

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the fourth book I have read from this author and can't decide which is the better book. They are all great stories about the Australian outback. Characters in the books make the stories more interesting.

[David Gill · Rating 4 out of 5]

A heart warming family saga in the sheep rearing parts of New South Wales Australia. Good plot which moves along, with well drawn characters, mainly likeable. By the end of the book you know quite a lot about sheep, wool and country life.

[Erin Morphett · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the way this author writes. More along the lines of what life on the land is really about.

[Bev Maybury · Rating 3 out of 5]

Story about Mudgee NSW & fine wool - found it very interesting

[Alastair Carthew · Rating 1 out of 5]

A nice book which captures rural Australia very well coupled with some intrigueing family inter-reactions. A bit heavy going in places.