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Ribbons in Her Hair
“Laura Montgomery,” said her cousin Theodora, “was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and ribbons in her hair.” Beautiful, aristocratic, and with all the charm and resourcefulness of her Irish ancestors, Laura had no trouble finding admirers in the raw cities of Western Australia in the twenties.
But her heart was still in Ireland, and the man she truly wanted was the heir of the Irish Montgomeries, her cousin Danny. And he was beyond her reach ...
But her heart was still in Ireland, and the man she truly wanted was the heir of the Irish Montgomeries, her cousin Danny. And he was beyond her reach ...
- GenresRomanceCategory Romance
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1957
About the author
Lucy Walker
104 books26 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.
Lucy Walker (1907–1987) was the most famous of a few pseudonyms used by Dorothy Lucie Sanders (née McClemans). She was born in Boulder, Western Australia, on 4 May 1907. Her father was of Irish stock, a minister of the Church of England. Her mother was from New Zealand. Dorothy began writing at an early age, despite her father’s scepticism about her ability.
A qualified teacher from Perth College (1928), she taught in state schools in Western Australia until 1936. She continued teaching later in London while her husband, a fellow school teacher whom she married in 1936, completed his doctorate in education.
They returned to Perth, Australia in 1938 but Dorothy Lucie Sanders only began her writing in 1945, producing articles, short stories, and later novels. In 1948 her first novel, Fairies on the Doorstep, was published.
As Lucy Walker, she wrote about 39 romance books:
Fairies On the Doorstep (1948)
Who Leaves the Crowd (1952)
The One Who Kisses (1954)
Sweet and Faraway (1955)
Come Home Dear (1956)
Heaven is Here (1957)
Master of Ransome (1958)
Kingdom of the heart (1959)
The Stranger from the North (1959)
Love in a Cloud (1960)
The Loving Heart (1960)
The Moonshiner (1961)
Wife to Order (1961)
The Distant Hills (1962)
Down in the Forest (1962)
The Call of the Pines (1963)
Follow Your Star (1963)
The Man from Outback (1964)
Reaching for the Stars (1964)
A Man Called Masters (1965)
The Other Girl (1965)
The Ranger in the Hills (1966)
The River Is Down (1967)
Home at Sundown (1968)
The Gone-Away Man (1969)
Shining River (1969)
Six for Heaven (1969)
Joyday for Jodi (1971)
The Bell Branch (1971)
The Mountain That Went to the Sea (1971)
Ribbons In Her Hair (1972)
Pepper Tree Bay (1972)
Pool of Dreams (1973)
Girl Alone (1973)
Monday in Summer (1973)
Runaway Girl (1975)
Gamma's Girl (1977)
So Much Love (1977)
These romance novels were very successful in Australia and overseas. The stories were meticulously researched; the writer travelled extensively in the Western Australian outback, recording details of scenery, personalities and social customs in her notebooks and diaries.
Other pseudonyms used by this author: Shelley Dean, Dorothy Lucie Sanders, and Lucy Walker.
Dorothy Lucie Sanders was widowed in 1986 and died the following year. Her daughter and two sons survived her.
Lucy Walker (1907–1987) was the most famous of a few pseudonyms used by Dorothy Lucie Sanders (née McClemans). She was born in Boulder, Western Australia, on 4 May 1907. Her father was of Irish stock, a minister of the Church of England. Her mother was from New Zealand. Dorothy began writing at an early age, despite her father’s scepticism about her ability.
A qualified teacher from Perth College (1928), she taught in state schools in Western Australia until 1936. She continued teaching later in London while her husband, a fellow school teacher whom she married in 1936, completed his doctorate in education.
They returned to Perth, Australia in 1938 but Dorothy Lucie Sanders only began her writing in 1945, producing articles, short stories, and later novels. In 1948 her first novel, Fairies on the Doorstep, was published.
As Lucy Walker, she wrote about 39 romance books:
Fairies On the Doorstep (1948)
Who Leaves the Crowd (1952)
The One Who Kisses (1954)
Sweet and Faraway (1955)
Come Home Dear (1956)
Heaven is Here (1957)
Master of Ransome (1958)
Kingdom of the heart (1959)
The Stranger from the North (1959)
Love in a Cloud (1960)
The Loving Heart (1960)
The Moonshiner (1961)
Wife to Order (1961)
The Distant Hills (1962)
Down in the Forest (1962)
The Call of the Pines (1963)
Follow Your Star (1963)
The Man from Outback (1964)
Reaching for the Stars (1964)
A Man Called Masters (1965)
The Other Girl (1965)
The Ranger in the Hills (1966)
The River Is Down (1967)
Home at Sundown (1968)
The Gone-Away Man (1969)
Shining River (1969)
Six for Heaven (1969)
Joyday for Jodi (1971)
The Bell Branch (1971)
The Mountain That Went to the Sea (1971)
Ribbons In Her Hair (1972)
Pepper Tree Bay (1972)
Pool of Dreams (1973)
Girl Alone (1973)
Monday in Summer (1973)
Runaway Girl (1975)
Gamma's Girl (1977)
So Much Love (1977)
These romance novels were very successful in Australia and overseas. The stories were meticulously researched; the writer travelled extensively in the Western Australian outback, recording details of scenery, personalities and social customs in her notebooks and diaries.
Other pseudonyms used by this author: Shelley Dean, Dorothy Lucie Sanders, and Lucy Walker.
Dorothy Lucie Sanders was widowed in 1986 and died the following year. Her daughter and two sons survived her.
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February 6, 2020
Lucy Walker, I had pegged you at being the nice romantic type. And you write about near incest !!!! The girl and guy are first cousins, their dads are brothers. I don't like the sound of it !@!#@
This is a story of Irish settlers in the Australian outback. How they come looking for a new life, a livelihood, gold hunting etc etc. And most of them remain nostalgic about the land they left behind. The author chronicles the lives of one such family.
Too many excess characters, just introduced never used. The hero and heroine grow up together as kids. Then get separated for a few years. Finally, the guy comes back to wind up the family settlement in Australia and move back to Ireland. And he makes the most prefunctory offer of marriage to her.
""Now that we are going back, makes sense to get married. A girl to live with, warm my bed. Are you ready" WHAT THE @!@!#@#@*# What sort of love confession is this, that too on Page 200 !
The story is all about the girl Laura, with her another cousin Theodora as the narrator. Lucy Walker employs this trick at times. Make a minor character the narrator.
Laura is a brilliant mind, a whiz kid with stocks and shares, no less !!! Works for her living, supports the extended family. Loves the hero silently all along, her cousin Danny.
Since the supposed hero has only a blink and miss role in the book, Laura spends a lot of time with several other male characters. She kisses somebody, loses her virginity to one other guy !!! And all the while, the hero is nowhere in the picture ! True female emancipation, huh !!! She is just being practical, how long can she keep shining a torch for the non-existent hero !!!
Anyway, all her exploits with other men are done. Now its time to marry the hero, however boring he might be. And settle down in her native country. So that's what she does, at least that's what the author implies. There is no real HEA you see ....
Not romantic by any means. But yes, a practical coming of age tale of the bold and beautiful Laura.
This is a story of Irish settlers in the Australian outback. How they come looking for a new life, a livelihood, gold hunting etc etc. And most of them remain nostalgic about the land they left behind. The author chronicles the lives of one such family.
Too many excess characters, just introduced never used. The hero and heroine grow up together as kids. Then get separated for a few years. Finally, the guy comes back to wind up the family settlement in Australia and move back to Ireland. And he makes the most prefunctory offer of marriage to her.
""Now that we are going back, makes sense to get married. A girl to live with, warm my bed. Are you ready" WHAT THE @!@!#@#@*# What sort of love confession is this, that too on Page 200 !
The story is all about the girl Laura, with her another cousin Theodora as the narrator. Lucy Walker employs this trick at times. Make a minor character the narrator.
Laura is a brilliant mind, a whiz kid with stocks and shares, no less !!! Works for her living, supports the extended family. Loves the hero silently all along, her cousin Danny.
Since the supposed hero has only a blink and miss role in the book, Laura spends a lot of time with several other male characters. She kisses somebody, loses her virginity to one other guy !!! And all the while, the hero is nowhere in the picture ! True female emancipation, huh !!! She is just being practical, how long can she keep shining a torch for the non-existent hero !!!
Anyway, all her exploits with other men are done. Now its time to marry the hero, however boring he might be. And settle down in her native country. So that's what she does, at least that's what the author implies. There is no real HEA you see ....
Not romantic by any means. But yes, a practical coming of age tale of the bold and beautiful Laura.
August 19, 2014
The most unusual LW I've read yet. More in the style of a family saga. Narrator writes about her cousin.
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