Wind From Danyari [Paperback]

Laurel Lamperd (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2008

When Joe Hennessy saw Alicia Pennington, the beautiful spoilt daughter of one of Perth's leading businessmen, he wanted her, but would she make a suitable wife to take to Walara, his sheep station, in the north of Western Australia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 319 pages
• Publisher: Wings e Press (2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1597056510
• ISBN-13: 978-1597056519
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable read, October 30, 2011

By 

Geoff Woodland (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wind from Danyari (Paperback)

In a addition to the central characters, the Hennessey family, who are rich in emotion and diverse, I found the the author's detailed description of the landscape and the hard climate
of Western Australia, as stimulating as the human characters.
The scene is set with the arrival of the first Europeans to the area. This is followed by the introduction of Joe Hennessey, in the late 1800s, who, as a teenager, sets out to attempt to make his fortune in the gold fields of northern Australia.
The story flows as the author paints her characters to the harsh canvas of Australia between 1880 to the outbreak of WW1. The story has romance, tragedy and adventure, which are mixed with the way of life of two cultures. The ancient aboriginal way and the newcomers creates tension and sadness. I found book to be a page turner. I believe that this book is the first in a series that chronicles the Hennessey family. I will be checking out the next book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Saga - West Australian outback, August 2, 2011

By 

Laurel Lamperd - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wind From Danyari (Paperback)

Wind from Danyari is the first book in the saga of the fictional Hennessy family who run a sheep property in the Carnarvon district of Western Australia. It begins with the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman, the Zuytdorp, in 1712, the struggle of the Dutch sailors to survive the harsh terrain and the Aborigines who lived in the area.
Joe Hennessy takes up land for a sheep run in the 1880's which he builds into a thriving property. The book follows the fortunes of Joe, and his son and grandsons to the beginning of World War Two.