{"product_id":"the-limestone-road-a-modern-australian-classic-christine-wells","title":"The Limestone Road","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the deserts of Egypt to the rolling hills of South Australia, The Limestone Road is a captivating novel about one soldier's courageous journey 'home', for readers of Judy Nunn, Di Morrissey, Fiona McIntosh and Fleur McDonald.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1944 returning soldiers Canning Christie and his father Michael arrive in South Australia from the desert sands of North Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCanning carries the trauma of war and a fractured memory of a terrible event, while charismatic Michael resumes his womanising ways, intent on concealing his own secret wound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInexplicably drawn to a vineyard on their land, Canning dreams of producing his own wine. And a chance meeting with Grace Huntley, daughter of the local landowner, offers him hope for that future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut dormant memories keep rising up- his childhood with his mother, the years traversing the interior with his father and his time at the front.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon, viniculture becomes an obsession - one he suspects lies in a hazy recollection of a night in battle. To move forward Canning must reconcile the past, even if that means working with Italian POWs and accepting help from an immigrant German . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e. . . And ultimately taking a stand against his own father, whose increasingly reckless behaviour is threatening to destroy their new life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Bears all the hallmarks of a modern Australian classic.' Christine Wells, author of Sisters of the Resistance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Stirring and authentic. Heartbreaking and uplifting.' Tania Blanchard, author of An Undeniable Voice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Nicole Alexander's exquisite prose made this book a joy to read.' Lauren Chater, author of The Beauties\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nicole Alexander","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46935781408937,"sku":"9781760898250","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9781760898250.jpg?v=1774571204","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/the-limestone-road-a-modern-australian-classic-christine-wells","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}