TALK TO ME TENDERLY, TELL ME LIES

1992

From the blurb to HarperCollins edition:

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An unforgettable tale of adventure and heartache in the unforgiving Australian Outback.

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A stirring account of a woman’s awakening -– tension, passion and heart-stopping action.

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Helen McKenzie is looking into the future and she doesn’t like what she sees.

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Her role as a mother is almost over -– her husband works thousands of miles away, her children will soon leave home -– and she is alone in the Australian Outback, facing a terrible dilemma. Should she take off to pursue her unfulfilled ambitions, or stay behind, a faithful wife, locked in predictable security?

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Ben Sunninghill has all the freedom he wants. Travelling the world on a motorbike, this carefree stranger from New York never spends long in one place -– until he appears in Helen’s backyard to borrow a spanner, stays on to help out around the farm, and ends up changing their lives forever.

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Ben gives Helen the confidence to take control of her own destiny, but finds himself losing control of his. As Helen and Ben battle with their feelings, a storm of troubles is brewing that will leave behind a trail of broken lives . . .