The Clearing

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The Clearing is written by Jeannie Morgan and published by Australian Self Publishing Group. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0648293432 (ISBN 10) and 9780648293439 (ISBN 13).

The Clearing is a sequel to Jeannie Morgan’s prize winning first novel, Absence of Manners. Once again she vividly captures the realities and intricacies of life in mid nineteenth century Australia. Andrew Walters, an unsophisticated colonial lad, is dragged by a long hidden family secret into the tragedy of the Scottish Highland Clearances. At the same time, his own country, Australia, and his own life, are being changed forever by the tumult of the gold rushes. Love, loyalty and betrayal stretch his beliefs and his person. Is any of it worth the struggle?