Burning Fields

The year is 1948, the war is over, but racism is alive and well in Australia.  Some Italians have moved into the sugar plantation next to the one owned by Rosie Stanton's family.  Rosie's dad dislikes that the Italians have moved into their area of Australia. 

Rosie has come home to find that her family's farm is deep in debt and the farm manager that her father has trusted for years has absconded with the payroll and left town.  Rosie sets about trying to overcome her father's prejudices and take over the books.

Next door, Rosie has met Tomas and his family and has come to love them all, but her father's mindset stands in the way of her happiness because Tomas is Italian. 

Tragedy is the only way this book can come out to any reasonable conclusion and to bring all the characters together in unity.  Alli Sinclair writes with unusually high quality in her plot, characters, and settings. 

This is a five star book with two thumbs up and some cane sugar to sweeten your day.

My thanks to Kensington Books and NetGalley for allowing me to read and review this book.