Goodreads asked Annette Higgs:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Annette Higgs The story of the Hatton family is loosely based on my own family. Eliza Wise was a real person, as was her convict husband Benjamin Walters. One of their daughters married a farmer and settled under the aura of Mount Roland in the Kentish district and raised a large family. They were living there when Christian Brethren evangelists arrived in 1874 and swept the people up in enthusiasm for revivals and creek baptisms. The family became strong ‘Gospel Hall’ adherents – except one son.

On a Bright Hillside in Paradise (2023)

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