In just a few pages, Brownyn Parry was able to bring out the depth of affection between Patrick and Ruth. Both Patrick and Ruth knew that they could have something special.ĭid Patrick and Ruth have something special or did the sparks fizzle over time? What happened to the letters? Did Patrick ever show them to Ruth?ĭear Ruth is a succinct yet solid love story. When he met her for the first time at the dance in Dungirri, instant sparks flew. In fact, he even wrote her letters that he never intended to send. He found himself writing to her about his travels as well. While staying at his home, Ruth started penning letters to Patrick. So, he did not mind when his sister permitted the new school teacher, Ruth, to stay in his cottage while the school teacher’s house was being rebuilt. Set in Dungirri, a small town in the Australian outback, the story revolves around Patrick O’Connell and his beloved, Ruth. In her lovely short story, Dear Ruth, Bronwyn Parry takes us back to 1970. Bronwyn Parry brings to us snapshots of nature’s wild beauty and pictures of small-town life in her beautiful books. The rustic charm of small towns is rare to behold as well. There are very few places left that still retain the beauty of nature. She lives in the New England tablelands of northern NSW and loves to travel in Australia’s wild places.īronwyn teaches Creative Writing Stage 1.We live in a time when urbanization is the norm. An occasional academic, she has also taught writing and media units for the University of New England and is finalising her PhD thesis. Three of her novels have won the ARRA award for Favourite Romantic Suspense.īronwyn has taught numerous workshops, including for the Romance Writers of Australia, Romance Writers of America and Brisbane Writers Festival. The manuscript for her novel As Darkness Falls won a prestigious Golden Heart Award from the Romance Writers of America. Her novels Dark Country and Dead Heat were finalists in the Romance Writers of America RITA awards – the Oscars of romance writing – and in the Daphne du Maurier Awards. Her books have been published in Australia, the UK, Germany and the Czech Republic and have won and been shortlisted for several major awards.īronwyn's novel Storm Clouds is the first romantic suspense novel to be shortlisted for the Davitt Awards for crime fiction by Australian women. How to Build a Successful Freelance Copywriting Businessīronwyn Parry is an Australian author of seven novels.

As Darkness Falls by Bronwyn Parry