Kirjahaku

EVERY SMALL TOWN HAS ITS DARK SECRETS.It's 1979, and free-spirited Kylie Gardner has one thing on her mind: spending the whole summer break with her best friends from Orange West High: Sharon, Helen and Tahlia. They call themselves The Sunsets, bonded by their mutual love of listening to music, riding their bicycles and swimming at the local lake. Every year, they spend the summer holidays together. But this year is different. This year, Kylie falls for the school bad boy, and a dark revelation unfolds that will alter The Sunsets' lives, and have dire consequences that will haunt them for countless years to come. Decades later, Kylie must return to Orange - but the town she once loved holds disturbing secrets and evokes haunting memories. On her journey back, she reveals the unrest and deception that unfurls leading up to one fateful night back in the summer of '79.Rumours and Repercussions is a story about friendship, the loss of innocence and, ultimately, bravery among best friends who will do anything for each other. Even if it means the unthinkable ...

After having spent her whole life in the dusty, dull town of Cattles Creek, Cherry Daily is ready to pack her bags and head to Sydney to partake in the prestigious pageant, Miss Chevrolet Pin-Up.Together with her childhood best friend, Andy, she travels through unknown territory, blind and unaware of the dangers of trusting those who promise it all within the showbiz industry.Shortly after being accepted into the pageant, Cherry gets on the wrong side of Gina and her wolf pack - an accomplished gang of rival models with multiple titles between them. On top of this, Cherry finds herself falling for her dancing teacher, Johnny.With a troubled home life, a sister behind bars, and her parents' failing marriage, Cherry's got more than enough on her plate without romantic drama thrown into the mix.Can the underdog triumph against all odds and take the crown? Is Cherry truly ready to show the world what she has to offer, and can her and Johnny's taboo romance beat the pressures of a secret relationship in a world full of backstabbing, sabotage and gossip?

Set in Sydney, Australia, Memories of Then dances between present day and the summer of '64, when Elijah Samuels and Audrey Hughes met and fell in love.Decades later, troubled Elijah is informed that Audrey is in a coma, her health declining. He visits her in palliative care, determined to pay his respects and say a final goodbye to a life, love and time he once knew. However, Audrey's family prove less than welcoming to this cantankerous, blunt stranger. Tensions rise when his presence during a difficult time is shunned. But Elijah is not about to leave Audrey's side; he'd done that once before ...Elijah finds an ally in Audrey's granddaughter, Chloe, who discovers her grandmother's secret diary. With Elijah's captivating storytelling and Chloe reading from Audrey's diary, the family is propelled back to the Swinging Sixties - a time of social upheaval, the sexual revolution, and the Vietnam War.As Audrey's light fades, their love story forces her children to confront the broken pieces of their own lives.