The devil is smiling with great rotting fangs, he knows I am helpless. I squeeze the trigger but it will not give, it is frozen. I raise the weapon-it is so heavy and I struggle to aim between the flames. It breaks apart into a million pieces, jagged shards flying all around like asteroids and I see her-my mother- tied to the bed and straining to escape the blade and the devil looks up, looking straight through my soul with eyes that are flickering red flames. I hit the door hard- slam- and burst straight through. My gun is a hunk of useless metal, heavy and cumbersome in my slippery hands, I can barely lift it.QUICK! Before it's too late! The door is there, I finally reach it, knowing full well what horror awaits on the other side. I can't run fast ! I must go faster but my legs won't listen, the uniform won't move quick enough, the badge weighs me down. Read the following opening paragraphs to see if you would like to keep reading this book. So what could be more timely than to read an action packed, unpredictable and hard to put down book set in Vancouver by an Canadian/Australian author? Looking for something to do during Earth Hour (Saturday, 23 March, 8.30pm local time), this year? Read book by torch or candle light!ĭid you know that Vancouver has been crowned Global Earth Hour Capital, 2013 by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for its efforts to address climate change? She was a colourful pioneer of the Maitland district. Her background was in petty crime, immorality and self-indulgence and yet was known for her generosity and compassion for those less fortunate setting up a rough and ready hospital for the sick as well as a large donation towards the building of a school. The Australian on the 23 rd January 1928 named her as one of the regions largest landholder.

Although reasonably successful as farmer, it was her wine shanty that set her on the road to security, eventually to the establishment of the Angel Inn in the centre of Maitland. Eventually she achieved a ticket of leave and was granted a small parcel of land at the new Wallis plains settlement (Maitland).

She was given a free rein by her protector, but continued to fall foul of the authorities.

Once she made it back she married in England but was then convicted by her husband for burning down their home, and so was transported a second time. She was transported to Australia in the second, gained her ticket of leave, escaped in the Resolution with other, still bound, convicts.

The beloved by annah faulkner