Silver Wattle

Synopsis

From the bestselling author of White Gardenia and Wild Lavender (both available from Bolinda Audio), Belinda Alexandra returns with a dazzling novel about two exceptional sisters set in the Australian film world of the 1920s. In fear for their lives after the sudden death of their mother, Adela and Klara must flee Prague to find refuge with their uncle in Australia. Later, Adela becomes a film director at a time when the local industry is starting to feel the competition from Hollywood. But even while success is imminent, the issues of family and an impossible love are never far away. And ultimately dreams of the silver screen must compete with the bonds of a lifetime...Silver Wattle confirms Belinda Alexandra as one of our foremost storytellers. Weaving fact into inspiring fiction with great flair and imagination, this is a novel as full of hope, glamour and heartbreak as the film industry itself. Praise for Belinda Alexandra: one of our great storytellers. - Sunday Telegraph. [Wild Lavender] is a glorious romantic read. - Woman's Day. passionate and powerful ...[ White Gardenia] is one of those page-turners that sweeps you up and keeps you involved - and reading until late into the night. - Australian Women's Weekly