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I loved it! Magic meets Jane Austen, an overbear Step-Mamma, a martyr to the family cause, a sister who has secrets and that’s just the beginning – but lets not forget highway robber… and magick!

Just adored this! Different, delightful and at times bittersweet, it was the perfect read to curl up with on a miserable afternoon!

Great Australian Crime novel with a fascinating twist, pacey and frustrating at times it really delivers.

So I knew a bit of this story before I picked it up… And after doing a bit more research when I’d finished reading it… I’m sad to say Salmon is off the list.

What a beautiful story –  easy to read and elegantly put together.

I have a friend who rarely recommends books, but when she does, it is always something I wouldn’t have chosen for myself, yet a story that completely envelops me. What a beautiful writer – I’m buying up the backlist!

This will confront, enrage, and consol. It could have been twice the length and still be as compelling in subject matter and prose.

The first time I read, I didn’t have the patience for the beautiful story that unwrapped itself from the pages the second time round. I’m not sure if it was the mood I was in, or that I finally gave it the time that the writing deserved.

It’s quintessentially Australian. The characters, the treatment of those condemned by community, the twists and the secrets. It was fantastic!

Fascinating to read and discover a little more about this captivating family. Their stories, and the stories that they claim, are just pure entertainment.