Paula Xiberras
When I spoke to Tricia stringer author of ’A Chance of Stormy Weather’ recently she told me that Tasmania, together with Darwin, is one of the few places in Australia she has not been and wants to visit. Tricia lives in the Eye Peninsula in South Australia and it is South Australia that is the setting for this rural romance.
Tricia began writing rural romance for Harlequin after first starting in children’s literature. As a teacher librarian Tricia would write stories about the copper mines for the school children which extended into writing stories about the environment, so began her foray into rural romance.
Tricia’s characters are known for being very realistic and that is clearly so in ‘A Chance of Stormy Weather’ where her protagonist Paula, newly married to a South Australian farmer, Dan, is not ‘perfect Paula’ in her new role, finding challenges in many areas, including her continual clash with the farm’s menacing mice.
It’s not just the rodents but relative Rowena, Dan’s aunt, that also make things difficult for Paula’s acclimatising to country life. There are light hearted moments too and a chance to celebrate Paula’s achievements and acceptance into her new community.
A Chance of Stormy Weather is out now published by Harlequin
