'I am awaiting my castle and the Queen is waiting for love.' Scotland 1561. A ship carries Mary the young Queen of Scots home from the French court to wrest back control of her throne. Masquerading as a male crew member Alison Blackadder must find a way to gain the Queen's favour so she can win back her family's castle and lands cruelly stolen by a murderous clan a generation before. Surrounded by treachery and deep suspicion the Queen can trust nobody in the Scottish court until Alison with her flair for disguise becomes her most valued confidante and spy. But Alison's drive to reclaim the Blackadder birthright is relentless setting off events that threaten to bring down the monarchy. Alison discovers lies danger and betrayal at every turn. Then unexpectedly she finds love ...This sweeping and imaginative tale of political intrigue secret passion and implacable revenge is a breathtaking epic from a remarkable literary talent.

Raven's Heart: A Story of a Quest, a Castle and Mary Queen of Scots

Blackadder, Jesse

Harpercollins

'...into the annals of modern polar history strays another character - part legend, part myth, part fibreglass. She is STAY.' THE AGE Left alone on the streets of Hobart to collect money for the Royal Guide Dogs of tasmania, a Labrador called Girl tries to make the best of it. Her dreams of adventure can never come true though, as she is, after all, made of fibreglass. But then one night some rowdy Antarctic expeditioners walk past her on their way to the docks and before she knows it, Girl has been dognapped, smuggled aboard the Aurora Australis, and is headed for Antarctica with her own Antarctic nickname - Stay. But the southern continent throws up more adventures than Stay could ever have imagined. She's slimed by King Neptune, picked on by the Antarctic huskies, dropped, repaired, hidden, flown, chained up, liberated, befriended, lost and betrayed. Will she ever make it back to Australia with the money she's raised for the Guide Dogs? this is the first book in a new animal series by award-winning author Jesse Blackadder and is based on the true story of Stay, who was smuggled to Antarctica in 1991 and is still having adventures there today. Ages: 9-12 (and anyone who loves Antarctica)

Stay: The Last Dog In Antarctica

Children's Books

Animals

ABC Books AU

Dexter: The Courageous Koala

ABC Books

Paruku: The Desert Brumby

"Absolutely captivating....This is a masterpiece of women's fiction."―Booklist (starred review) "Absorbing....Fast-moving but emotionally resonant." ―Kirkus reviews In the Blink of an Eye is award-winning author Jesse Blackadder’s deeply emotional drama that explores a family’s path to forgiveness and redemption in the aftermath of a tragedy.
The Brennans―parents, Finn and Bridget, and their sons, Jarrah and Toby―have made a sea change, from chilly Hobart, Tasmania, to subtropical Murwillumbah, New South Wales. Feeling like foreigners in this land of sun and surf, they're still adjusting to work, school, and life in a sprawling purple clapboard house, when one morning, tragedy strikes.
In the devastating aftermath, the questions fly. What really happened? And who's to blame? Determined to protect his family, Finn finds himself under the police and media spotlight. Guilty and enraged, Bridget spends nights hunting answers in the last place imaginable. Jarrah―his innocence lost―faces a sudden and frightening adulthood where nothing is certain.
In the Blink of an Eye is a haunting, redemptive story about forgiveness and hope.

In the Blink of an Eye: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

St.Martin's Press

St. Martin's: Griffin

"Jesse Blackadder has all the hallmarks of a great historical fiction writer, achieving a fine balance of thoroughly researched atmospheric detail and suspenseful story. . . . In The Raven's Heart she doesn't hit one wrong note."—The Sunday Telegraph Scotland, 1561, and a ship comes across the North Sea carrying home Mary, the young, charismatic Queen of Scots, returning after thirteen years in the French court to wrest back control of her throne. The Blackadder family has long awaited for the Queen's return to bring them justice. Alison Blackadder, disguised as a boy from childhood to protect her from the murderous clan that stole their lands, must learn to be a lady-in-waiting to the Queen, building a web of dependence and reward. Just as the Queen can trust nobody, Alison discovers lies, danger, and treachery at every turn. This sweeping, imaginative, and original tale of political intrigue, misplaced loyalty, secret passion, and implacable revenge is based on real characters and events from the reign of Mary Queen of Scots. The Raven's Heart is a breathtaking epic from a bold, fresh voice. Winner of the Varuna HarperCollins Manuscript Development Award, The Raven's Heart was published in Australia in 2011. Jesse Blackadder finally had enough of people asking if she was related to Rowan Atkinson, star of the BBC sitcom Blackadder. She traveled to Scotland to find the origins of her surname and discovered the ruins of Blackadder House on the banks of the Blackadder River. The Raven's Heart grew from there. Jesse lives in Byron Bay, Australia.

The Raven's Heart: A Story of a Quest, a Castle and Mary Queen of Scots

British & Irish

Bywater Books

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