Lesley J Mooney

historical drama and romance

 

Lesley June Mooney, (nee Hubbard) the author was born in Perth W.A. in the early thirties of mixed English/European blood- and educated at boarding Colleges there. When aged fifteen, with her father and brother, they travelled up North by train to Nullagine, then three days on a mail truck, Dad in the front and the two children out the back sitting on the stores; going to work at Roy Hill station, the first of three outback properties. After there on she enjoyed an interesting working life, a few weeks at Wyndham, nearly three years in Darwin and Sydney, then back to Perth. When over twenty one, she was asked to try Station cooking in Queensland, then cook for an elderly man helping the bush nurse, totally inexperienced.

Met husband Ernie, they married moving to Mackay, and her brother died in Perth. Worked beside Ernie in his various building trades and ran a Dairy until he became ill for two years. Then ran a Bull stud, had six children and leased a country Hotel for six years until back to the bull stud. Their only son died at twenty one and her father later.

As a Taurean, she is a creative lady - artist, dancer of all styles, pianist, singer, composer, writer & gardener and some travelling. Combined work in businesses until moving to a small acreage at Habana. After fourteen years of gardening, twenty of dancing, courses at U3A and TAFE, starting a tap group and theatre group for 45-70's entertaining Seniors, she began to write. First 480 poems called 'Fragments of The Mind', then completed five novels, gaining experience on the internet. Ernie passed away and with a loving family to help she continues to write, hoping to be recognized with success in publishing while possible.

 

 


Books by Lesley J Mooney

A Tapestry of Fragments From My Mind

A Tapestry of Fragments From My Mind

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From the author of Echoes of the Past, comes A Tapestry Of Fragments From My Mind, a more expansive compilation of thought-provoking poetry from the observations, life experiences and imagination of Lesley J. Mooney.

 
Echoes of the Past

Echoes of the Past

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Echoes of the Past is a collection of poems recording the life story and observations of Australian author Lesley J Mooney across the years 1943 to 1954 - from the age of fifteen until just after her marriage.

The collection, written around 1988, starts with Lesley's memories of her time working on outback stations in Western Australia, through her work experiences in places like Darwin and Sydney, before she headed back to Perth and then finally settled in Queensland.

 
Marley Faces Reality

Marley Faces Reality

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Marley Bollane is a young girl from country Victoria with a heart problem she keeps hidden. She meets her husband Richard, and life is sweet until Richard’s friend and employer, Ross, reveals his true colours.

Marley’s life begins to collapse around her. Will she ever recover from the range of traumas inflicted upon her?

 
Cooking in a Teacup Before and After

Cooking in a Teacup Before and After

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My own individual, real life experiences when taking on station cooking in North Queensland, when 'totally inexperienced'. This position was intriguing with new adventures ahead for me, in the unknown country of the Australian outback in Queensland. Plus some earlier memories of working up north in the Western Australian outback.

 
Flight from Fear

Flight from Fear

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A winter Canadian Forest. A grandfather and two (teenager) older grandchildren encounter a bizarre blood covered man .Dramatic events affect the family; a mystery, deadly animals, surprising twists, suspense and an enigmatic revelation.

 
The Three Lives of One

The Three Lives of One

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This story occurs from the 1920s to the 1980s. A little island girl is rescued by missionaries after a tsunami, and this tragic event marks the start of a series of turbulent and challenging years as the girl moves between families and homes, her freedom and safety constantly at risk.

 
Beyond Sun and Shadows

Beyond Sun and Shadows

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An epic adventure story set on the coast and inland, detailing life in Western Australia in 1948 on a sheep and cattle station. This is real outback living where dramatic events can occur and unforgotten shadows effect the everyday lives of others.

 
Fire in the Heart

Fire in the Heart

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In love with another man, feisty young Rianna becomes an unwilling bride to the possessive yet passionate Lord Rowan McClaron. In his ancestral home in Scotland, the marriage deteriorates as Rianna fails, initially, to produce an heir. Rowan's jealousy and violence force Rianna to a fearful decision which involves another Scotsman leaving death and heartbreak in its wake.