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Anna Patroni (Collins Booksellers, Kingaroy) with author Nicole Alexander at Kingaroy Library\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October 29, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best-selling Australian author Nicole Alexander dropped into Kingaroy Library on Tuesday morning to share the stories around the creation of her latest epic novel, “The Great Plains”.<\/p>\n

Nicole was born and raised in northern NSW and lives on the property selected by her great-grandfather in 1893.<\/p>\n

Her first novel, “The Bark Cutters”, was released in 2010 to great acclaim. The family saga is the highest-selling debut novel in the rural literature genre and was shortlisted for an Australian Book Industry Award.<\/p>\n

But she admits that writing the generational story that spans more than 150 years was a tough task.<\/p>\n

“I thought perhaps I should have written something a bit easier as my first book but I persevered,” she said.<\/p>\n

Since then Nicole has published four more Australian fiction novels: “A Changing Land”, “Absolution Creek”, “Sunset Ridge” and, now, “The Great Plains”.<\/p>\n

She also found time to complete a Masters in Creative Writing from Central Queensland University.<\/p>\n

“The Great Plains” is another epic narrative, this time linking Oklahoma to western Queensland.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“It is the story of two families, in Australia and in America,” she said.<\/p>\n

Nicole travelled to the United States to learn more about the countryside she planned to write about and, more importantly, what it was like more than 100 years ago.<\/p>\n

The story also provides an opportunity for Nicole to interweave two ancient cultures into the narrative, linking Native American and Aboriginal themes.<\/p>\n

The first half of the book is set in Oklahoma and the second on a sheep station on the Condamine during the 1930s.<\/p>\n

After taking her audience through a snapshot of the story, Nicole answered questions before signing books for fans.<\/p>\n

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A large audience gathered to listen to Nicole Alexander’s talk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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