Author Christine Butler is a semiretired journalist who lives in Gympie in the state of Queensland, Australia.
She was inspired to write the story of Kamarla after interviewing th...view moreAuthor Christine Butler is a semiretired journalist who lives in Gympie in the state of Queensland, Australia.
She was inspired to write the story of Kamarla after interviewing the family while working as a journalist for the Gympie Times.
After many interviews over the years with Anne Wilson from the South East Queensland Brumby Association and interviews with some of the people who adopted brumbies after they were relocated from the forest, she realized she had a genuine affection for the breed and a concern for their ongoing safety.
Although she has travelled extensively, including the arduous trek across the Kokoda Track, the Gympie region, where she was born and raised, and the people who live there will always hold a special place in her heart.view less