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Barbara Randell

Biography

Barbara was born in a small Australian town in 1942, educated for 9 years in a one-roomed school with all grades taught by a single teacher. She then left home at 14, to spend 4 years in a girls’ boarding school, followed by 8 years at Universities. After marrying and raising 2 daughters, she taught in high schools, universities and adult education for 20 years. She is now widowed and has a teenage grandson.

She has been writing stories ever since childhood, her chief influences are Jane Austen, Agatha Christie, and Ngaio Marsh. Her adult stories are mostly gentle romances. She also writes specifically about Australia: a memoir of growing up on a farm in the 1950s, and cosy mysteries set in scattered sites across Australia, all of which she has visited and knows well.

Where to find Barbara Randell online

Website: http://www.barbararandell.com

Books

Persuading Outback Angie by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 29,290. Language: English. Originally Published: October 13, 2023 by Barbara Randell. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Women's fiction » Chick lit, Fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Clean & wholesome
Angie Elliot loves her home on an outback station, and intends to stay and marry Rick, the manager. But her widowed mother has definite plans for her youngest daughter, and they don't include letting her marry a local stockman. Angie is persuaded to leave all she loves. Estranged from her family, she learns the power of friendship. She discovers her own interests, and, growing in self...
Digger the Wonder Dog by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 31,510. Language: English. Published: December 4, 2023 by Barbara Randell. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Adventure
Digger was dog-napped from his outback station home. Now he is forced to work on TV, by a cruel trainer. He escapes, and tries to return to his outback home. Bravely, he survives many dangers, including bushfire and flood. He visits several country towns. On the way, he helps many animals and people, and is called a hero. Will he every find the children he remembers so fondly?
Mansfield House by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 27,850. Language: English. Originally Published: December 6, 2022 by Barbara Randell. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Clean & wholesome
Fran Price has always loved her foster brother, Eddie Bertram. Like her other foster siblings, he is hardly aware of Fran, except to make use of her, dealing with all sorts of family problems. When he is jilted by a woman who also causes the beakdown of his sister's marriage, Fran is there to pick up the pieces, for Eddie and the whole family. But a jealous aunt drives Fran from the only home...
Kanga Reuben Investigates by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 19,050. Language: English. Originally Published: July 8, 2022 by Barbara Randell. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Mystery, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
Kanga Reuben is an overweight, aging, rum-swilling author of lurid murder mysteries. As he travels around Australia, he just wants to be left alone, to get on with his writing. But everywhere he goes, he runs into dead bodies resulting from unnatural deaths. Travel with him from Auststralia's southern shores, north to Queensland. Can you solve the mysteries before he does?
The Redgens of Redford by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 46,560. Language: English. Originally Published: March 18, 2022 by Barbara Randell. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir
Australia in the 1950s. I grew up on a farm, surrounded with cows pigs and chickens. Native animals like kangaroos, emus, and lots of other native birds shared the farm. We battled the challenges of country life—droughts, fire, and flood—in the absence of modern aids like electricity, automatic telephones, and reliable health care. I attended a one-room school for 9 years. As well as describing...
Darcy's Pride by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 25,930. Language: English. Originally Published: June 1, 2022 by Barbara Randell. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Literature » Literary, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Clean & wholesome
Darcy Williams is the new manager, and he meets Beth Phillips in the packing room. Then they meet outside the office, and spend time together . But Darcy will never have an uneducated counry girl as a girlfriend, however attractive he finds her. Then, with a few ill-chosen words, Darcy destroys Beth's career and her self-confidence. When he discovers his dreadful mistake, he is devestated. He...
No Time for Sensibility by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 26,050. Language: English. Originally Published: October 25, 2022 by Barbara Randell. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Romance » Clean & wholesome
Whenever teenage Maddy Dashwood takes a risk, Colin Brandon blames her elder sister, Ellen. Sparks fly as Colin and Ellen argue. But an undeniable attraction draws them closer. Then after a final trivial argument, Colin disappears. Maddy's teacher, John Willoughby, takes an unfortunate interest in her. When Ellen confronts him, he threatens the family's physical safety. Will Ellen defeat John...

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