Wings Above the Mallee
Leonie Kelsall
Reviewed by Helen
This is a moving, emotional, heartfelt and heartwarming story all rolled into one, with another visit to Settlers Bridge, one of my favourite places to be we catch up with friends that we know and we meet bush pilot Amelia Fraser and widower Heath Brennan, two people going through grief and hurt, will they find love and happiness together, can two wounded souls help each other, this is a must read.
When Amelia lost everything she ran or flew off in her small plane with her rescue animals Dusty the magpie, and Biggles the possum because they are easy to talk to, she picks up temporary office work and does her best to not get close to people because losing them hurts too much. She finds herself in the small town of Settlers Bridge will this place change her life?
Heath is haunted by the accident that took his wife’s life he has bought a farm in Settlers Bridge and is a recluse, his father Sean and daughter Charlee are there as well but both have their own demons to cope with Charlee is nineteen now and is nothing like the daughter she used to be, struggling with drugs and university, Heath struggles to find a way to make things change, the blame she holds against her father is huge, will this small town and its residents help bring them back to together?
When Heath and Amelia meet when Amelia hangers her plane on their property there is a connection, a small one but when Amelia jumps in to help rescue a lamb things start to move between them and soon she is looking after two lambs, Charlee likes Amelia and this brings Heath and Amelia closer together but there are a lot of hills to climb before they can find the love and happiness that they both deserve there is a lot of pain and grief to unwrap and open up about first, will they get there? And what about Charlee will she find her way to normal again?
I truly loved this one so much Leonie Kelsall writes from the heart her characters are real, honest and so easy to love and I loved Heath, Amelia, Charlee and Sean, there were tears and smiles from me throughout this story, the rescue animals add so much to the story they are the best, but the love that flows from the pages of this story had me turning the pages, I do highly recommend this one, it really is a must read, thank you MS Kelsall for another keeper.
My thanks to the publisher Allen & Unwin for my copy to read and review.
When Amelia lost everything she ran or flew off in her small plane with her rescue animals Dusty the magpie, and Biggles the possum because they are easy to talk to, she picks up temporary office work and does her best to not get close to people because losing them hurts too much. She finds herself in the small town of Settlers Bridge will this place change her life?
Heath is haunted by the accident that took his wife’s life he has bought a farm in Settlers Bridge and is a recluse, his father Sean and daughter Charlee are there as well but both have their own demons to cope with Charlee is nineteen now and is nothing like the daughter she used to be, struggling with drugs and university, Heath struggles to find a way to make things change, the blame she holds against her father is huge, will this small town and its residents help bring them back to together?
When Heath and Amelia meet when Amelia hangers her plane on their property there is a connection, a small one but when Amelia jumps in to help rescue a lamb things start to move between them and soon she is looking after two lambs, Charlee likes Amelia and this brings Heath and Amelia closer together but there are a lot of hills to climb before they can find the love and happiness that they both deserve there is a lot of pain and grief to unwrap and open up about first, will they get there? And what about Charlee will she find her way to normal again?
I truly loved this one so much Leonie Kelsall writes from the heart her characters are real, honest and so easy to love and I loved Heath, Amelia, Charlee and Sean, there were tears and smiles from me throughout this story, the rescue animals add so much to the story they are the best, but the love that flows from the pages of this story had me turning the pages, I do highly recommend this one, it really is a must read, thank you MS Kelsall for another keeper.
My thanks to the publisher Allen & Unwin for my copy to read and review.
5 stars
January 7, 2025 by Allen & Unwin
