A Bitter Harvest by Peter Yeldham
A Bitter Harvest is an epic saga of prejudice, political turmoil and lasting love from one of Australia's favourite storytellers.
Senator William Patterson, wealthy and influential, hides a scandal from his past that could ruin him. Stefan Muller, a young and poor immigrant, seeks a promised new life in an unwelcoming land.
When the senator's cherished daughter Elizabeth falls in love with the impoverished Stefan, it creates a family conflict that threatens to destroy them. From a tumultuous and vibrant Sydney to the lyrical landscape of the Barossa Valley, this is story that you will not soon forget.
Peter Yeldham
Peter Yeldham's extensive writing career began with short stories, radio scripts and a column for a weekly magazine. He spent twenty years in England, becoming a leading screenwriter for films and television, and also wrote plays for the theatre, including the highly successful comedies Birds on the Wing and Fringe Benefits. Since returning to Australia he has won numerous awards for his miniseries, among them 1915, Captain James Cook, The Alien Years, All the Rivers Run, The Timeless Land and The Heroes.
His adaptation of Bryce Courtenay's novel Jessica won a Logie Award for best mini-series. He is the author of ten novels, including Barbed Wire and Roses, The Murrumbidgee Kid, The Currency Lads, Against the Tide, Land of Dreams and A Distant Shore.
Paperback | 581 pages
19.8 x 13 x 4.2 | 640g -
01 Jan 2009
Penguin Books Australia
Hawthorn, Australia
0143010387
9780143010388
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Obvious damage to the cover including scuff marks, and a fair amount of creasing, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with very minimal creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.