Unique new literary novel by emerging author released.

The award-winning novel, The Lambing Flat, was formally launched in October 2003 by the Premier of Queensland. The book is now available world-wide.

In 2002, for the first time ever, the same manuscript was shortlisted for two of Australia's leading prizes for unpublished manuscripts - The Australian/Vogel, and the Queensland Premier's Literary Award for Best Emerging Author. The manuscript was Nerida Newton's The Lambing Flat. It went on to win the Queensland Premier's Literary Award.

Nerida and The Lambing Flat have been widely exposed nationally, following the book's release this month. She has made appearances at writers festivals, made the front cover of leading city publications several times, been a guest on national radio, and been reviewed in leading newspapers and magazines.

Book Summary:-
In a landscape as beautiful as it is brutal, in a culture both ancient and new, two very different young people struggle for understanding and survival. Set in the heady gold rush days of mid-nineteenth century Australia, this story encompasses the struggle of Chinese immigrants and white settlers to establish themselves and survive in an inhospitable environment. This is a modern story of the search for belonging.