The Publican's Wife

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Boolarong Press
Publisher Place: Salisbury
Publisher Year: 2015
Edition: First Edition

Description: 268 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: The Publicans Wife is Lori Patricks life story. It starts with Loris dairy farming childhood during World War II, outlining her parents struggles raising eight children during tough times. After a stint working on the farm, Lori moves to the bright lights of the city and into the family of her future husband Barrie Patrick who she met working at the Queensland Times newspaper. Barries family led a flamboyant lifestyle in stark contrast to her own. Barries father Ern was the Queensland Times editor and his mother Eva, the effervescent life of the party. They introduced Lori to new experiences, including holidaying on Noosas Hastings Street when it was a strip of bitumen in the sand. After they wed, Lori and Barrie went in search of success in Outback Queensland where they worked as a ringer and governess and later went on to buy the famous Blue Heeler Hotel in Kynuna. The pub tested their strength, but they overcome adversities to put the town on the map as a tourist destination. The main attraction was their home-grown entertainment that included Barrie holding up tourist coaches with a shotgun and cracking a cigarette out of Loris mouth, often for the benefit of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. This all came to an end when they buried their 20 year old-son who was killed by a drunk driver. This tragic event was too much and they returned to South-East Queensland. Following Barries death, Lori went on to travel the world and continue her search for personal success.

ISBN: 9781925236132