The Summer of Secrets Hannay, Barbara

Zoe returns to the family farm in Queensland after years away, carrying secrets that could unravel everything. Her sister Bella is drowning in rural isolation, their mother is hiding a past she's never spoken about, and the property itself is on the brink of collapse. When an unexpected visitor arrives, old wounds split open and three generations of women are forced to confront what they've been running from. Barbara Hannay writes Australian family drama with real emotional weight — this isn't just sunburnt nostalgia, it's about the messy, complicated love between mothers and daughters, the weight of inheritance (land and otherwise), and whether home is something you can ever truly leave behind. For fans of Fiona McCallum and Rachael Johns, or anyone who needs a novel that feels like a long weekend in the country — dust, secrets, and all.