The Secret Year of Zara Holt

· Bolinda · Narrated by Janet Watson Kruse
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15 hr 49 min
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Melbourne, 1927. The summer flowers smell like Christmas the night Zara Dickins meets Harry Holt. Zara is wearing a dress she has designed and made herself. White organdie over a short black slip, with black embroidery and a crimson taffeta sash. It is party season and the university crowd are celebrating end-of-year exams. Zara loves dancing with the boys and flirting with them, but it's a game to her. Nothing serious. Until Harry. He plans to be a politician once he finishes law. She, a fashion designer, if she can find a way to break out of the secretarial pool. When he takes her hand, she doesn't want to let him go. The spark they ignite that night will last 40 years. Portsea, 1967. When Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt disappears while swimming, his wife Zara loses herself in the memories of their volatile relationship. She always believed Harry when he said no matter what happened, he'd never leave. Their bond has stretched to London, Europe, India, America. It has survived anger, loss and heartbreak, media scrutiny, secrets and lies. But now all Zara wants is for Harry to come home.

About the author

Kimberley Freeman is an established writer under the name Kim Wilkins. She was born in London and grew up in Brisbane. She has degrees in English Literature and Creative Writing. She currently lives in Queensland.

Janet Watson Kruse is an Australian stage, screen and voice actor. On screen, she is best known for TV series such as Glitch, Neighbours and Winners & Losers, shorts like The Laneway and Inside, and feature films such as Love, Tea & Epiphany and Out of Order. Her theatre roles include Vi in The Memory of Water at Chapel off Chapel, and a nine-year stint as Ellen Kelly, mother of Ned Kelly, at the Old Melbourne Gaol. Watson has also narrated a number of audiobooks, including True North by Catherine Deveny.

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