Title

Little Lost Girl

Book 1

Old Balmain House Series

Novel by

Graham Wilson

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Little Lost Girl

Graham Wilson

BeyondBeyond Books Imprint

ISBN: 9780995431317

Book Cover designed by Nada Backovic

Image supplied by Arcangel Images

For permission to use contact Graham Wilson by email at

grahambbbooks@gmail.com

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Books by this Author

Children of Arnhem’s Kaleidoscope – A Memoir

Old Balmain House Series

Little Lost Girl – Book 1

Lizzie’s Tale – Book 2

Devil’s Choice – Book 3

Crocodile Spirit Dreaming Series

Just Visiting – Book 1

The Diary – Book 2

The Empty Place – Book 3

Lost Girls – Book 4

Sunlit Shadow Dance – Book 5

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Reader Reviews of Old Balmain House Series

Amazon Reviews

Great Read

This is the story of three houses and the people who built them and lived in them from the mid-1800s to the present day. Told in a rather quaint and old-fashioned manner, it is a wonderful portrayal of a multi-generational family who lived through good times and bad, but always retained a strong family bond. The growth of this area seen through their eyes is fascinating. And, the mystery of Sophie's disappearance is enough to keep one reading

Wonderful books

I'm so glad I got all these books in a set. Each book reached further into the story, always going forward, but also bringing the past as the story unfolded. Well-written characters, and such detail that I felt I was walking alongside them as I read. No imagination is needed to see the people and places in your mind. Vivid descriptions brought the time and place to mind easily. Kindle said it would take more than 9 hours to read it. I did it over two days...I could not put it down! I've always dreamed of visiting Australia, and these books just increased that dream. Well worth reading!!!

Absolutely loved this series

Absolutely loved this series. I could not put it down, it has held me riveted to each story and looking for more. I could vividly imagine each tale and description of the places even though I haven't been there. I would recommend this collection to anyone who wants to read about the settlers in Australia passing through generations and the fast paced tale that goes with all the books in the collection. Well Done Graham Wilson. Can't wait to read the Crocodile Spirit Dreaming books now I have purchased them.

Really enjoyed this story

Really enjoyed this story. Not so much historical Australian fiction out there. Made me go looking up the area online to see where they were talking about. It was sad and moved a bit quick through the characters at times but I thought it recreated the time period really well. Hard to imagine Sydney with that few people.

Five Stars

A brilliant read, very interesting

Barnes and Noble Reviews

I absolutely loved both stories

I highly recommend you get to read. Definitely looking forward to reading more by this author. Awesome!!!! Held my attention to the very end

A truly inspiring story, brought teams to my eyes

Wonderful

A beautiful story that will stay with me. Loved it and wanted it to continue. One of the best I have read lately.

Lizzys story

An amazing story, couldn’t put it down. The author has written one of the best books I have read of this type. I was critical of the series he wrote at first but he had grown to be a favorite of min. A dramatic, fast paced, loving and exciting story.

If I could give it 6 stars I would!!!

It is not often a book will bring actual tears to my eyes but this one did as well as kept me up well past bedtime. If it does not touch you similarly I would be very surprised!!!

Kobo Reviews

Old Balmain House Book Series

Wonderful I couldn’t bear to put them down.......wishing there were more in the series. The people were so real it’s almost like I’ve met them.

Lizzies’s tale

If we all had just some of Lizzies courage our world would be a much better place to live in. Such a nice story so interesting. Great read

A moving delight

A great story about a courageous young girl who triumphs despite adversity. The world needs more stories like this.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I wish to thank the members of my extended family for information on our family’s early history in Australia, particularly my Aunt Edith for passing on many stories compiled by others.

Many other people reviewed this novel in the four years since it was first published. Your advice, mostly positive, is greatly valued. Thank you all.

From readers reviews and a structural review by KJ Eyre, I have substantially revised this book and released a new edition It has many changes but keeps the main elements of the original story. Previously it was titled ‘The Old Balmain House’. In doing this rewrite I realised the central story element is about a little girl and her friend who went missing and were never found. So I have changed the title of this book to ‘Little Lost Girl’. The houses and other Sydney locations are important parts of the background, which give context and place the story. Hence the ‘Old Balmain House Series’ name keeps this sense of location within the story.

The new covers that accompany this second edition have been produced by Nada Backovic. I thank her for her creative flair in taking my descriptions of story elements and creating outstanding images which capture the story’s moods and places. Arcangel Images supplied background images of the print versions of these books. The ebook images are designs of Nada Backovic.

Part of the inspiration for this book came from reading Geraldine Brooks novel, ‘People of the Book’, which used small artefacts of history to carry people’s stories from the past into the present day. Geraldine also kindly gave me some suggestions for improvements for which I thank her.