Tamara McKinley





Tamara McKinley

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Tasmania, Australia

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AMARA MCKINLEY was born in Launceston, Tasmania, and was forced to come to England with her grandmother to finish her education at an all girls’ boarding school in Sussex. Her childhood experiences and the enduring memories of her amazing grandmother and two extraordinary great-aunts, form the back-bone of her novels which are coloured with the red, green and gold of her beloved Australia.

Having raised her three children in the Eastbourne area she started to write psychological thrillers before returning to her roots in the form of Australian family sagas set against the backdrop of the outback pioneers. She is now household name in Germany where her books go straight into the bestsellers' list with each title selling around 4 million copie...more


Average rating: 3.73 · 406 ratings · 37 reviews · 13 distinct works
Matilda's Last Waltz
3.94 of 5 stars 394 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 1999 — 11 editions
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Jacaranda Vines
3.66 of 5 stars 366 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2001 — 8 editions
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Lands Beyond The Sea
3.4 of 5 stars 340 avg rating — 47 ratings4 editions
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Undercurrents
3.6 of 5 stars 360 avg rating — 40 ratings9 editions
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Windflowers: A Novel of Aus...
3.68 of 5 stars 368 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions
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Summer Lightning
3.72 of 5 stars 372 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2002 — 7 editions
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Kingdom For The Brave, A
3.78 of 5 stars 378 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions
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Legacy
3.52 of 5 stars 352 avg rating — 23 ratings9 editions
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Dreamscapes
3.67 of 5 stars 367 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions
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Syklonens øye
3.5 of 5 stars 350 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2004
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