This Red Earth

It's November 1939, another war in Europe. And Bernie Cooper is wondering what's ahead for her. She knows Gordon Brock is going to ask her to marry him - any second now. An honest country boy about to graduate from university as a geologist, he's a good catch by anyone's standards, too. And she's going to say no. The harsh realities of this Second World War have other plans for Bernie, though, and once her adored father is commissioned to serve again, she accepts Gordon's proposal Ư- mostly to please her dad. In any event, with Gordon off to New Guinea for the job of a lifetime, she'll be glad of a temporary reprieve from walking down the aisle, won't she? As Gordon braces for the inevitable Japanese invasion of Rabaul, Bernie finds herself in the midst of the battle being fought on home soil - against the worst drought in living memory, against the menace of an unseen enemy, and against the unspeakable torment of not knowing if those dear to her are alive or dead. From the beaches of Sydney to the dusty heart of the continent, This Red Earth is as much a love letter to the country, with all its beauty and its terror, as it is an intimate portrait of love itself Contemporary fiction. It's 1939, another war in Europe. And Bernie Cooper is wondering what's ahead for her. She knows Gordon Brock is about to propose. An honest country boy and graduating geologist, he's a good catch. And she's going to say no. But the harsh realities of war have other plans for Bernie, and once her father is commissioned to serve again, she accepts Gordon's proposal mostly to please her adored dad. And with Gordon off to New Guinea she'll be glad of the reprieve from walking down the aisle, won't she? As Gordon braces for the Japanese invasion of Rabaul, Bernie is in the midst of the battle being fought on home soil against the worst drought in living memory, the menace of an unseen enemy, and against the unspeakable torment of not knowing if those dear to her are alive or dead. From the beaches of Sydney to the dusty heart of the continent, This Red Earth is as much a love letter to the country, with all its beauty and terror, as it is an intimate portrait of love itself November 1939, another war in Europe. Bernie Cooper knows Gordon Brock is going to ask her to marry him - any second now. He's a good catch by anyone's standards. And she's going to say no. The harsh realities of this Second World War have other plans for Bernie, though, and when her father is enlisted and the news that Gordon is to be shipped off to New Guinea comes through, begins to see how much Gordon really means to her. But has this realisation come too late for them both? While Gordon braces for the inevitable invasion of New Guinea, Bernie throws herself into the battle being fought on home soil - against the worst drought in living memory, against the menace of an unseen enemy, and against the unspeakable torment of not knowing if those dear to her are alive or dead