I enjoyed this book because of it's richness. The outback living, the wide variety of characters, who were well developed and stayed true to themselves, the feelings and thoughts described. It felt really authentic. The "farmer's wife" deals with so many issues farming women have to deal with, the harshness and yet the beauty of the land. The brutatlity of it, yet it's nurturing calmness.Rebecca's journey through several months of life changing experiences and how she deals with them. The spiritual development and growing up she undergoes. A great book about letting go and going with the flow with love and remaining true to yourself. Well done. A couple of kids and a lifetime later, Bec and husband Charlie are stuck in a rut, the romance has completely dissipated. Bec still has ideas for the farm but Charlie won't listen to them. The neighbourhood is beginning to change, there are rich neighbours on a beautiful horse stud, and rumours of a mining boom. These features add to tensions between the two, and the future looks grim.The book tells the story of a really horrid husband, everytime I hear him mentioned I can't believe that the author would marry her heroine to him in one book, then turn him into such an evil being in the next book! We also have a New Age guru running around the town spreading her message of goodness to Bec, turning up each time she needs a shoulder to cry on, helping her to see the light at the end of the tunnel.The book watched Bec grow and look at life in a new way, however I really could not call reading it a positive experience.
What do You think about The Farmer's Wife (2013)?
Jillaroo should have remained a stand alone book, The Farmers Wife on whole was a disappointment.
—fizzypop
I was laughing and crying all at the same time. Love this book, Rachael is an amazing author
—Jack
Basically a farm house Mills and Boon. Poor me got a bit old. Very predictable.
—etsnaut
Could not put it down I laughed, cried and felt so alive within this book!!
—Natz
