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Kerry McGinnis was born in Adelaide and at the age of twelve took up a life of droving with her father and four siblings. The family travelled extensively across the Northern Territory and Queensland before settling on a station in the Gulf Country. Kerry has worked as a shepherd, droving hand, gardener and stock-camp and station cook on the family property, Bowthorn, north-west of Mount Isa. She is the author of two volumes of memoir, Pieces of Blue and Heart Country, and the bestselling novels The Waddi Tree, Wildhorse Creek, Mallee Sky, Tracking North, Out of Alice, Secrets of the Springs, The Heartwood Hotel, The Roadhouse, Croc Country, The Missing Girl and Gathering Storms. Kerry now lives in Bundaberg and was awarded the Order of the Outback in 2022 for her work in promoting the bush.
'Vividly transports you to the Gulf country. Settle in for a really enjoyable read.' - SUSAN DUNCAN 'Kerry McGinnis writes like poetry ...She stands out among Australian authors.' - FLEUR McDONALD 'The setting is beautiful ...I am definitely adding her other books to my to-be read list.' - ALL THE BOOKS I CAN READ 'An engaging story of family and second chances set in the stunning Gulf country.' - BOOK'D OUT
