Pearl in a Cage: A Woody Creek Novel 1 by Joy Dettman

Sydney, Australia: Pan Macmillan, 2009. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Australian Trade Paperback Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Large softcover, first Australian trade paperback edition, 776gms, 565 pages. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings..

Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd, 2010-09-01. Audio CD. Good. Ex-library copy in plastic clamshell case with 17 CDs in plastic sleeves. CDs appear little used. Unabridged version read by Deidre Rubenstein.

Macmillan, Australia, 2009. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good. Trade Paperback. 565 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Macmillan, Australia, 2009. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Corners of covers are moderately bumped. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are reasonably tanned. Previous owner's name in ink. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: On a balmy midsummer's evening in 1923, a young woman foreign, dishevelled and heavily pregnant is found unconscious just off the railway tracks in the tiny logging community of Woody Creek. The town midwife, Gertrude Foote, is roused from her bed when the woman is brought to her door. Try as she might, Gertrude is unable to save her, but the baby lives. When no relatives come forth to claim the infant, Gertrude's daughter Amber who has recently lost a son in childbirth and her husband Norman take the child in. In the ensuing weeks, Norman becomes convinced that God has sent the baby to their… Read More

Pan Australia, 2009. large size paperback. Used. The first novel in Joy Dettman's sensational new Woody Creek series now in B formatOn a balmy midsummer's evening in 1923, a young woman - foreign, dishevelled and heavily pregnant - is found unconscious just off the railway tracks in the tiny logging community of Woody Creek.The town midwife, Gertrude Foote, is roused from her bed when the woman is brought to her door. Try as she might, Gertrude is unable to save her - but the baby lives.When no relatives come forth to claim the infant, Gertrude's daughter Amber - who has recently lost a son in childbirth - and her husband Norman take the child in. In the ensuing weeks, Norman becomes convinced that God has sent the baby to their door, and in an act of reckless compassion, he names the baby Jennifer and registers her in place of his son.Loved by some but scorned by more - including her stepmother and stepsister who resent the interloper - Jenny survives her childhood and grows into an exquisite and… Read More