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  • Published: 12 April 2022
  • ISBN: 9780143778028
  • Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 9 hr 16 min
  • Narrator: Nicole Milinkovic

The Mallee Girl




A heart-warming new rural romance set in the Victorian High Country by the bestselling author of Brumby's Run.

Armed with nothing but some loose change and her beloved dog Duke, Mallee girl Pippa Black has finally found the courage she needs to escape a dangerous relationship. Two cryptic words written on a paper napkin send her in search of the one person who might help her – a long-lost brother she has always dreamed of finding.

Pippa’s quest leads her to the remote town of Currajong, high in the beautiful Victorian alps. As a runaway seeking refuge among strangers, Pippa learns that she’s been mistakenly implicated in a shocking crime. She finds her way to Brumby’s Run, a wild-horse sanctuary, where she begins work assisting the enigmatic farm manager Levi, and becomes entranced by Thowra, a magnificent golden stallion who leads a herd of brumbies in the region. Both man and horse will teach Pippa more about herself than she ever thought possible – including when to run, when to hide, and when to stand up and fight.

Set among the majesty of the High Country snowgums, The Mallee Girl is a moving and heartfelt story about the power of love and the land to heal old wounds, and the freedom that comes in confronting your greatest fears.

  • Published: 12 April 2022
  • ISBN: 9780143778028
  • Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 9 hr 16 min
  • Narrator: Nicole Milinkovic

About the author

Jennifer Scoullar

Jennifer Scoullar is a bestselling author of Australian rural fiction, and lives with her family on a small property in West Gippsland. Her house is on a hilltop, overlooking valleys of messmate and mountain ash. She grew up on the books of Elyne Mitchell, and all her life she’s ridden and bred horses, in particular Australian stock horses. Jennifer writes page-turning stories set in and around Australia’s magnificent wild places. She has eleven published novels, including the bestselling Brumby’s Run and the historical adventure series 'The Tasmanian Tales'.

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