The Outback Exodus story continues in Settled on the Coast. Our survivors reach their destination and begin to build their new lives. Each day brings new challenges in a destroyed world. The challenge of bringing together such a diverse group and melding it with the villagers of Gordon brings Jenn, Gavin and the members of the committee closer together. Excerpt from the opening of Chapter One We stand on the lookout at the edge of the escarpment looking out across the flood plain to the coast and the village that was my home as a child. The scene before us is much changed from the last time I stood here more than 10 years ago. The earthquake that devastated my outback home has changed the flood plain and the tsunami which must have followed it has thrown up boats and debris several miles from the coast. The highway that bisects the coastal plain is cracked and lifted by the earth quake and there are crevasses sending fissures and lines across the once pristine paddocks that supported the dairy industry that this area was known for. Now all that remains of the great herds of cattle are a few stray head dotted in spots where the grass has survived and the tsunami has not reached.
About the Author: Dawn Millen was born in North Wales UK has lived for long periods in New Zealand and currently lives on the beautiful Mid North Coast of New South Wales Australia in a small rural town. Dawn is a parent, grand parent, gardener, dog lover and an observer of humankind. You never know what will inspire her to write or who. For 25 years Dawn cared for her disabled husband and after his death started writing after many years layoff. Her first book, "Widowhood 101" was published in May 2012 and quickly followed by "Widowhood 102 - The Diary Entries" and "Widowhood 103 - Tears Grief." These three books form part of a series of books describing Dawn's journey through the death of her husband and the first year of widowhood. There are more books planned for the series over the coming years as the changes wrought by the loss of her much loved husband become apparent. Dawn has also been writing poetry for many years and with her love of words draws pictures for others to see the world through her eyes. During 2012 she published many poems written over the years of caregiving and during the first two years of her widowhood. These are not gloomy poems; they are a collection of thoughts and impressions garnered through the years. "Outback Exodus" is Dawn's first venture into publishing her fiction work and the story has been written with a deep love of Australia that expands across the vast Outback and culminates on the beautiful East Coast Flood Plains of New South Wales. "Settled on The Coast takes up the story of Outback Exodus.