Milking Time

Author: Rachael Treasure
Publisher: Harper Collins
Format: Paperback
ISBN:9781460757598
Product ID: 6563
Dimensions (cm): 23.8 W x 15.3 H
Pages: 416

Connie Mulligan, daughter of a fourth-generation Tasmanian dairy farmer, feels like she doesn't belong – anywhere. She's got big dreams and big ideas, but she made a mess of her university degree and has been sent home in disgrace. The man who was responsible for her failure won't get out of her nightmares, her father won't listen to any of her ideas on how to make environmentally positive changes to the way the dairy farm is being run, and her mum thinks she should go on anti-depressants. She keeps having what her psychologist calls 'episodes'. Connie is stifled, frustrated, out of sorts, and out of step – with her family, town, community, and time.

It's not until an opportunity arises to travel to Ireland that a chance encounter with a wise old woman – and a knock on the head – sees Connie regain her confidence. And it is in Ireland that Connie realises that everything she wants back home – family, friends, community, and a healthy, healing land – is within her grasp; she's just got to reach out for what she wants and make it happen. The story of how Connie Mulligan uses all her wit, willpower, and a community of strong women to seize the day, save her family farm, and transform herself, her life, and her small town will have you standing up and cheering. Earthy, funny, truthful, and wise, this is Rachael Treasure at her emotional, heartfelt, and feelgood best.