I’d like to say a huge thank you to Brent Parsons for being there to answer all my annoying questions. As book three also centres around a farmer, I’m sorry to say there’s probably going to be a lot more coming, Brent!
While the characters are mostly fictional, the towns are real and they’re located in some of the most gorgeous land in our country. If you’ve never ventured out into the Riverina region of New South Wales, then you really owe it to yourself to head out and explore it. The people are welcoming and the countryside is amazing. I am thinking particularly of the communities of Rankins Springs, Carrathool, Griffith and Goolgowi who hosted me when I was an Australia Day Ambassador in 2017.
A big thank you to some people who helped me along the way: Len Klumpp, Becc Boland, Jessica Blakemore, Ruth Beaver and awesome fellow A&U rural author, Michael Trant, who gave me lots of inspiration for how to ruin a farmer’s day with mishaps!
Also to my brainstorming extraordinaire gang: Kristie, Nicci, Sharon, Kimmy, Bec and Debbie. And my emergency helpline crew who came to my rescue with information: Dr Edwina Guard, Gigi Robertson, Glenda Grey, Raelene Hall and Ellen Watson.
Also a big thank you to the Australia Day committee, without whom I would never have been invited out to Rankins Springs and this whole series may never have come to be. It has been an absolute honour to be an Ambassador for the past two years in a row and I thank you for the opportunity.