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Love in the Outback

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Love in the Outback tells the true story of Deb Hunt's unexpected romance in the Australian outback. After giving up on love and leaving London for a fresh start with the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Sydney, Deb's plans take an unexpected turn in Broken Hill. There, she meets a steady and practical man whose values contrast sharply with her own. This warm and humorous memoir explores what happens when fantasy is set aside and real love is discovered.
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The true story of an unlikely romance set in the Australian outback.

The true story of an unlikely romance set in the Australian outback.

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The true story of an unlikely romance set in the Australian outback. The year before she turned fifty, Deb Hunt stopped dating. She was done with love and sick of chasing men who didn't return her affections. When her most recent flame announced he was marrying someone else, Deb knew it was time to make a change. She landed a job as a marketing assistant with the Royal Flying Doctor Service and left London for the sunshine of Sydney on a mission to find happiness without a mate. But then on a trip to the red-dust town of Broken Hill, she encountered a man unlike any other. A legend of the RFDS, he was practical, steady, financially responsible and conservative - everything Deb was not. He wanted a relationship. She wanted to flee. Funny, warm, and beautifully told, this is the story of what happens when you ditch your fantasies of romance and discover the truth about love.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781742613970

Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 May 2014

Country: Australia

Imprint: Macmillan Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 513g

Pages: 336

About the Author

Deb Hunt was born in England, where she worked as a librarian, teacher, event manager, PR executive, actress and journalist. She has worked with Shakespeare in the Park in London, Australian House & Garden magazine in Sydney and for the past five years as a writer with the Royal Flying Doctor Service. She has lived in France, Spain, Saudi Arabia, London, Broken Hill and a small village in Gloucestershire. She now lives in Sydney with her partner and their dog.

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