The Cowrie Shell
()
About this ebook
**Gold Medal Winner: Popular Literature Fiction**
2021 Global Ebook Awards
Jackie Taylor found a lucky cowrie shell on the beach, but was she wise to give it away to a man with secret desires?
Life was full of promise for a young woman at the beginning of her working life. But Jackie Taylor could not foresee the troubled future that lay ahead of her. As a young adult embarking on her teaching career, she found herself in the far north of Western Australia. Port Hedland is a mining town, and alcohol was an integral part of her social life there. Managing a balance between socialising and work was a challenge; however, it was there that she started to make lifelong friends with other young teachers—the Heddy Crew. And then along came a young traveller, a red-headed man who was destined to become a big part of her life.
Robbie Macpherson was a fun-loving, Scottish-born resident of Australia. He had a presence that demanded attention, and Jacqui certainly couldn’t ignore him for long. But two years in Port Hedland was enough for Jacqui. On her return to Perth to take up a new teaching position, Robbie got in touch, and a romance began that quickly led to marriage. Jackie gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, and her dream of a happy family life had become a reality. Or had it?
‘Beware of men who drink,’ her mother warned and Jackie was determined to listen to her advice. However, she hadn’t seen the signs. And when her child suddenly collapsed, Jackie found herself in a downward spiral.
Set in Western Australia from the mid-1970s to the 1980s, this is a poignant tale of a woman in a heartbreaking relationship and her courage in the face of adversity.
John Heyworth
John Heyworth is an award-winning author of general fiction. He writes about Australian life and characters in contemporary settings. His book, The Cowrie Shell was awarded GOLD in the Dan Poynter's Global Ebook Awards for Popular Literature Fiction, 2021.
Related to The Cowrie Shell
Related ebooks
Gold Crown: The Jack of Magic, #5 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMad Grass : A Warrior Returns Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsReturn to Me: Inspired by True Events Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGifted Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Witch Board: Paranormal Mystery Series, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHidden Depths: A Vera Stanhope Mystery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The BIRDS Club Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHome On The Ranch Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Challengers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Krown of Keter Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsI Swear Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Eliza and the Blue Rose Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPip in Pompeii Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGone: A totally unputdownable, gripping psychological thriller from Ruby Speechley Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The House Around the Corner: Harbor Hills, #3 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Butterfly Kills: A Stonechild and Rouleau Mystery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Firebird Sweet Canto Sybilla: Book 2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDistance Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Elsewhen: A Humorous Fantasy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCrossbow Creek - Book One: Dead Bridesmaids: Crossbow Creek, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBuried Truths: Molly Fraser Mysteries, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Companion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hinterland Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Black Phantom Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShadows & Tall Trees, Vol. 8 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsImagine: The Elementals, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAlpaca and Apparitions: Windflower, #3 Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The Woman Next Door Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Reign of Fire: A Dark Faerie Tale, #3 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOne Night in Bridgeport Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Contemporary Romance For You
Ugly Love: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Animal Farm Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Icebreaker: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Confess: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The True Love Experiment Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Before We Were Strangers: A Love Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hopeless Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5November 9: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Finding Cinderella: A Novella Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Heart Bones: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ruin Me Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Twice in a Blue Moon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It Ends with Us: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5All Your Perfects: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Slammed: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It Starts with Us: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Beautiful Bastard Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Something Borrowed: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Maybe Someday Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wildfire: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Scandalized Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Maybe Not: A Novella Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Beautiful Disaster: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Without Merit: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5One Italian Summer: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This Girl: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Finding Perfect: A Novella Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Maybe Now: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Spanish Love Deception: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for The Cowrie Shell
0 ratings0 reviews