As the tumultuous tide of the Second World War ebbs, Frank and Amy stand on the precipice of change, their futures hanging in the balance. In the waning days of conflict, this sergeant of the Australian Army and his counterpart, an intrepid Army nurse, are compelled to confront the daunting choices that await them as peace promises to restore normalcy. With the cessation of war comes the inevitability of their separation: Amy yearns to embrace a new beginning in Sydney, with dreams of donning the physician’s coat, while Frank envisions a pastoral life in Tasmania, cultivating world-class Merino wool on his family’s farm. The question that looms over them is one of compromise: can their individual aspirations weave together to form a shared tapestry of life? Their quest for answers is fraught with dilemmas, knowing that each step taken will etch permanent marks on their lives and those of future generations. Spanning half a century, Another Time is a rich tapestry of familial ties, an emotional odyssey through love and loss, fidelity, and betrayal, set against the rapidly shifting moral landscape of the 20th Century, forever altered in the aftermath of conflict.
Vicki Ostenfeld was born in Tasmania, Australia, and lived there until she was 40. She now lives in Denmark with her husband whom she met in Cairns, Queensland. After moving to Denmark, Vicki attended Aarhus University where she obtained a Bachelor of English degree and a master’s degree. Vicki taught English at a Danish adult education high school for 17 years before retiring in 2022 when she began writing her first novel.
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So well written, and what a story! I couldn’t put it down. I hope there’s more to come.
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I loved this well-written book. The characters became part of my consciousness and I just wanted it to continue on. I was really invested in each individual.
It brought to me a time I’d not experienced myself, a time my parents spoke of fondly - the post war era in Australia.
I thought the writer did a fabulous job and I’d like to read more of her work but haven’t been able to find any others books. I hope she is still writing and I look forward to reading more if she is.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this read. The author’s easy writing style pulls you in from the first chapter with her detailed description of both characters and locations. I very easily imagined myself swimming in that waterhole in Crystal Cascades and walking those streets in St Marys. Ostenfeld manages to immerse you in the story so you feel you are an extra character. I believe this book could easily be adapted for the screen. I’ll be keeping a watch for more from this author.
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I loved reading this book. Full of intriguing characters truly transporting me to another time.
Did not want this well written storey to end.
I hope there’s more to come from this author.
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Really great book. Told in a way that makes you feel like you’re right in the middle of the story. Very real. Easy to read.
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Have already done so
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Another Time - A wonderful read. Raw, honest and so very real. An easy read which becomes more and more compelling as the story continues. Written with great Aussie flair about love, hope, families and ambitions in the aftermath of war.
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I couldn't put this book down!!
I fell in love with the characters and couldn't wait to see how things worked out for them. The setting for the book was informative, as I imagined my own grandparents and their experiences during that historical time. A really great read! I look forward to this Author's next book!
Keep your eye on this one! :)
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When I started reading this book, I couldn’t put it down. Like a good film, I got a crushing feeling in my stomach when in the first pages I met the main characters and I had that feeling all through the book. The author’s own experience in Tasmania forms the background for the plot and several subplots through five decades in that state of Australia, where small town life is both cosy and attractive, but it is also a closed society with gossip and limits on the locals where who you marry is set by society and not your own choice. The author writes without cliches, the characters are real with genuine life experiences, and the ending definitely doesn’t disappoint. Ostenfeld manages to show both Australian values and flaws throughout the whole novel. She describes both the Australian nature and Australian history from WW2 until the late 20th Century without the novel turning into a travelogue or historical documentary. Therefor,
e, even though this book is not normally my favourite genre, I couldn’t stop reading it. I really look forward to reading more books from this author. Are there any more on the way?"
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I loved this book. A great story and a real page-turner. Highly recommended. I hope this is not the last we see from this author. And, yes, I did cry.
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well written a god story, can be recommendet
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Can be recommendet a god story and well vritten.
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An excellent read by a new author.
I really enjoyed following the twist and turns of the main character Frank from falling hopelessly in love in Cairns towards the end of WW2 and his return to the family farm in the Fingal Valley of North Eastern Tasmania.
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Can recommend!
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