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 tries to apologise. But will Beth ever forgive him? Will he ever repair the damage he has done? Will he ever get the chance to show her his change of heart? 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.
