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Beverley Harper Beverley Harper i(A924 works by)
Born: Established: Bulli, Wombarra - Bulli area, Wollongong area, Illawarra, South Coast, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 9 Aug 2002
Gender: Female
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1 2 y separately published work icon Footprints of Lion Beverley Harper , Sydney : Macmillan (Pan Macmillan Australia) , 2004 Z1162954 2004 single work novel adventure historical fiction
1 1 y separately published work icon Shadows in the Grass Beverley Harper , Sydney : Macmillan , 2002 Z988859 2002 single work novel historical fiction adventure

'Enraged screams filled his head. Deadly shapes bore down. Animal and man driven by one single thought. Kill or be killed. Neither wanted to die.

'Falsely accused of a terrible crime, impetuous young aristocrat Lord Dallas Acheson is forced to flee his native Scotland, leaving behind the only woman he has ever loved-Lady Lorna de Iongh. From that day onwards, he must learn to live a different life in a land where danger is an ever-present partner.

'Fate takes him to southern Africa and the emerging seaport of Durban, from where he sets off to trade and hunt, seeking his fortune in the little-travelled midlands of Natal and the wilds of Zululand. Tested to the limit, Dallas discovers more than he could have imagined.

'Married to a woman he doesn't love, he yearns to abandon the restraints of nineteenth-century society to be with Lorna. And when the Zulu war breaks out, he finds himself torn between old and new loyalties, required to be an enemy of the land that is now his true home.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 Who Wins...Dared Beverley Harper , 2001 single work short story
— Appears in: Love, Obsession, Secrets & Lies 2001; (p. 171-192)
2 3 y separately published work icon Jackal's Dance Beverley Harper , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2001 Z912976 2001 single work novel thriller

'Twelve pairs of eyes watched the Land Rovers leave ... Once the tourists were out of sight, their leader rose and gestured that the others should follow. Their destination lay thirteen kilometres to the east–Logans Island Lodge.

'As the last guests of summer are welcomed to a luxury lodge in Etosha National Park, Namibia, thoughts are predominantly on the three-month break ahead. Camping in the park nearby, Professor Eben Kruger has his work cut out keeping the attention of the university students in his charge on the behavioural habits of the cunning jackal. Not one could ever be prepared for the horrendous events about to take place.

'Each will be pushed to breaking point as the quest for survival becomes the only thing that matters.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
2 y separately published work icon The Forgotten Sea Beverley Harper , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2000 Z668425 2000 single work novel crime detective
1 Festival of Lights Beverley Harper , 2000 single work short story
— Appears in: Mystery, Magic, Voodoo and the Holy Grail 2000; (p. 229-279)
2 1 y separately published work icon People of Heaven Beverley Harper , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 1999 Z502794 1999 single work novel
2 y separately published work icon Echo of an Angry God Beverley Harper , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 1998 Z503639 1998 single work novel detective crime
2 y separately published work icon Edge of the Rain Beverley Harper , Sydney : Macmillan , 1997 Z257525 1997 single work novel
2 y separately published work icon Storms Over Africa Beverley Harper , Sydney : Pan , 1996 Z445429 1996 single work novel

'Desperate poachers are stalking the dwindling populations of Zimbabwe's great game parks. Ancient rivalries have ignited modern political ambitions and nothing is certain for those of the old Africa.

'But for Richard Dunn the stakes are even higher. Into his world comes the beautiful and compelling Steve Hayes, a woman struggling to guard her own dreadful secret. Richard has no choice: face the consequences of the past and fight for the future. To lose now is to lose everything.'(Publication summary)
1 Unclaimed Melody Beverley Harper , 1994 single work short story romance
— Appears in: Summer of Love 1994; (p. 259-296)
1 1 y separately published work icon Summer of Love Di Morrissey , Lilly Sommers , Anna Jacobs , Jennifer Bacia , Frances Kendall , Kerri Lane , Nancy Cash , Beverley Harper , Judy Nunn , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 1994 Z354543 1994 anthology short story Nine short stories told from a woman's point of view. Plots are about the dilemmas of human relationships, love and affection.
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