Thought would be an appropriate read as travelling to Darwin in July for the unconvention then coming back on the Ghan

Hopefully passing onto another Ghan traveller

This story is told within a number of different time lines covering mid 1800s to present day, initially that approach put me off somewhat as I would become engrossed and then the story would shift to a different time with new characters. As a result I was never fully engaged with the characters for the first half of the book.
I found the second half much more engaging and enjoyable.

Handing on to genrek.

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Various relationships covered with little reference to the railway. An excellent story line

Back to Billbooks...

Back home and on the TBR but must be read before mid July

I was supposed to release this on the Ghan on the way back from the Darwin Unconvention I forgot so now it's Happy Birthday Catsalive

Thanks, Billbooks.

cover:
It is 2001 and as the world charges into the new Millennium, a century-old dream is about to be realised in the Red Centre of Australia: the completion of the mighty Ghan railway, a long-lived vision to create the 'backbone of the continent', a line that will finally link Adelaide with the Top End.

But construction of the final leg between Alice Springs and Darwin will not be without its complications, for much of the desert it will cross is Aboriginal land.

Hired as a negotiator, Jessica Manning must walk a delicate line to reassure the Elders their sacred sites will be protected. Will her innate understanding of the spiritual landscape, rooted in her own Arunta heritage, win their trust? It's not easy to keep the peace when Matthew Witherton and his survey team are quite literally blasting a rail corridor through the timeless land of the Never-Never.

When the paths of Jessica and Matthew finally cross, their respective cultures collide to reveal a mystery that demands attention. As they struggle against time to solve the puzzle, an ancient wrong is awakened and calls hauntingly across the vastness of the outback . . .

Left for the book exchange trolley.