Kimberley Freeman is an established writer under the name Kim Wilkins. She was born in London and grew up in Brisbane. She has degrees in English Literature and Creative Writing. Her book THE INFERNAL won the 1997 Aurealis Awards for Best Horror Novel and Best Fantasy Novel. In 2000 The RESURRECTIONISTS won the Aurealis Award for Best Horror Novel, while ANGEL OF RUIN won this award in 2001. Kim lives in Queensland. She is moving her writing talents out of the speculative fiction genre and focusing on commercial women s fiction. She published DUET in 2007, GOLD DUST in 2008 and WILDFLOWER HILL in 2010 under the pen-name Kimberley Freeman.
'Evocatively written.' [Australian Women's Weekly]'A charming book, busy and complex but utterly engaging with its period narratives.' [Courier Mail]
The setting of Freeman's warmly emotional second novel (after Wildflower Hill), a port town on the coast of Queensland, Australia, takes its name from the beckoning light that has saved innumerable ships over the years. Freeman skillfully unites the stories of two women who live a century apart but both face the challenge of overcoming difficult pasts, and both under the lighthouse's watchful presence. In 1901, Isabella Winterbourne, sole survivor of a shipwreck, arrives in Queensland carrying with her the pain of her infant son Daniel's death prior to the disaster, as well as a hidden treasure. Lighthouse keeper Matthew Seaward might be able to teach her to love again. In the present day, Libby Slater has returned to Lighthouse Bay, alone and bereft after her married lover's fatal aneurysm, to confront her memories. Can a stash of diaries hidden in the old lighthouse help repair the relationship between Libby and her estranged sister, Juliet? Freeman's moving tale gives her two heroines the unique chance to make a fresh start in life. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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