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    Sandie Docker's passion for reading ignited in her youth through fantasy novels, later blossoming into a love for fiction with Jane Austen. The seed of her writing ambition was sown during a university translation course when her Mandarin lecturer recognized her potential. This idea quietly took root as she lived abroad and traveled extensively. Docker began her writing journey in London, favoring a traditional pen-and-paper method before keyboarding. Now based in Sydney, she dedicates herself to writing daily.

    The Redgum River Retreat
    The Kookaburra Creek Cafe
    The Cottage at Rosella Cove
    Wattle Island Book Club,The

    • Wattle Island Book Club,The

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      Not everyone is telling the full story... DESPAIR A young Anne flees Wattle Island in 1950, heartbroken and desperate to make her own way in the world. As she begins to forge a life for herself in the city, a forbidden love returns, and she is faced with a choice that could destroy all she has built. When disaster changes her life forever, starting the Wattle Island Book Club is the only thing that offers her solace. COURAGE Librarian Grace Elliot has been writing bucket lists since she was seven. Being asked to revive the dormant Wattle Island Book Club, ticks another item off her list. Arriving on the island, she finds not everyone is happy to have the book club back. All too aware of how fragile life is, Grace knows she has to help the residents of Wattle Island find the bravery to move beyond their past. HOPE Eight years ago tragedy brought the Wattle Island Book Club to an end. But in her fading twilight years, eighty-something Anne is determined to resurrect it and help her grandson, Sam, make peace with the guilt he's been carrying for nearly a decade. A spark between Sam and Grace offers Anne hope, but she fears some wounds are too deep to heal and time is running out. Welcome to the Wattle Island Book Club, where hope is lost and found, and love lights the dark

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    • The Cottage at Rosella Cove

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
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      Set in the tranquil town of Rosella Cove, Nicole seeks a fresh start in a cottage by the water, determined to avoid personal connections. However, the discovery of a hidden box of letters unveils secrets from previous occupants, prompting her to confront her own past. As she begins to form bonds with the local community and develops feelings for Danny, the handyman aiding in her cottage restoration, Nicole grapples with the shadows of her history. The story explores themes of healing, community, and the challenge of facing one's past.

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    • The Kookaburra Creek Cafe

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading
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      Welcome to the Kookaburra Creek Cafe. THE PAST For Hattie, the cafe has been her refuge for the last fifty years - her second chance at a happy ending after her dreams of being a star were shattered. But will the ghosts of her past succeed in destroying everything she's worked so hard to build? THE PRESENT For Alice, the cafe is her livelihood. After Hattie took her in as a teenager, Alice has slowly forged a quiet life as the cafe's manager (and chief cupcake baker). But with so many tragedies behind her, is it too late for Alice's story to have a happy ending? THE FUTURE For Becca, a teenager in trouble, the cafe could be the new start she yearns for. That is, if she can be persuaded to stop running from her secrets. Can Becca find a way to believe in the kindness of strangers, and accept that this small town could be the place where she finally belongs? One small town. Three lost women. And a lifetime of secrets.

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    • The Redgum River Retreat

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      The heart-warming new novel by the bestselling author of The Kookaburra Creek Hotel and The Wattle Island Book ClubHOPESingle mother Sarah is guilt-ridden when an accident leaves her young daughter Melody seriously injured and their once music-filled lives silent. When she discovers her grandmother Rosalie's war correspondence, she thinks she might have found a way to save her family, but it will require a leap of faith ...HEARTACHEIn 1945 Rosalie is desperate to forge a career as a journalist, and taking photos for soldiers serving in the war might just lead to the job of her dreams. But when two brothers she's been corresponding with come home to Redgum River, her life is turned upside down, and she flees, vowing to never return.HEALINGDecades on, the hope that a music retreat can help Melody lures the three generations of women to Redgum River, where Sarah draws together the threads of Rosalie's past. A heartbreaking family mystery comes to light, and they discover that the ghosts of the past can lead them to their future, and they might all be more in tune than they first thought.Welcome to the Redgum River Retreat, where harmony is found when hope is lost.

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