Long-listed in 2023 Historical Fiction Company Competition

Set in the Hawkesbury-Nepean River area of Australia in the 1820s, then Scotland and England.

Life handed them heartbreak, and then they discovered hope.

Will the vines draw them close together?

*****

Fran Rea is a foundling, alone and unloved.

Her life seems to be one trauma after the other.

Hetty Walker grew up in a convict town and knows not all convicts are really bad. She wants to help some of the abused convict girls.

Hector Macdougal is a convict worker assigned to Hetty. He stands out from the other men as he helps rather than abuses the girls. His words bring change, but will Fran listen to them?
Will she realise he feels far more for her than he should? Does she trust him?

*****

'The Vine Weaver' is a colonial convict historical fiction story in the standalone 'Convict Stain Collection' that takes you back to a simpler time when simply surviving was a battle won.

A Clean Historical Fiction Story

If you love Australian Colonial history, you will love Sara Powter's 'The Vine Weaver, ' an absorbing tale of love and survival in the face of adversity.

Buy 'The Vine Weaver' to find out how far the vine reaches and what mystery is revealed to them both.

Hector and Henry's stories continue in "Scotch at The Rocks"