"A master storyteller." Good Reading Magazine
Books
Latest
release (October 28, 2025) - The Wattle Creek series
Two of my
earlier bestselling novels, Wattle Creek
and Standing Strong – stories of dreams,
expectations and endurance – are now available
together in one volume (October 28, 2025).
Publisher: HarperCollins
Australia
Print: Amazon.com.au, BigW, Booktopia, Dymocks, QBD, The Nile
(Note: In
paperback print format only. Not stocked by Kmart or
Target.)
"This is a very fine
story, well-handled, and does not avoid the hard
issues." - Weekly
Times on
Wattle
Creek
"This is a novel that
will ring true for many readers." Better Reading on Standing Strong
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[Image description: The
cover of a book showing a flattened pale brown
dirt track through a ripe yellow cereal crop, low
sun lights up a tree-lined horizon below a pale
blue sky streaked with clouds. Text: Bestselling
Australian Author / FIONA MCCALLUM / In Wattle Creek, can
community spirit outshine the harshest
challenges? / The Wattle Creek series]
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The
Wattle Creek series back cover blurbs:
Wattle Creek: Damien McAllister is a man
on the brink. Spending long days on a farm he has no
affection for and weighed down by criticism, he can
no longer remember what he's living for. Until
Jacqueline Havelock, a young psychologist determined
to escape her own demons, arrives fresh from the
city and ignites a spark in his lonely heart. Will
Damien and Jacqueline find peace in each other's
arms, or will the ghosts of their pasts threaten the
new lives they've just begun to build?
Standing Strong: Jacqueline has settled in to
country life and is slowly coming to terms with the
town's quirky ways. Damien's plans for his new
venture are falling into place nicely and it finally
feels like he has a future to look forward to. But
everything can change as quickly as the fickle
weather - and soon Damien and Jacqueline find
themselves in a situation neither had anticipated.
Can their relationship survive? Is the Wattle Creek
community strong enough to stand together and win a
major battle?
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Latest new title release (April 2, 2025) - Right Way Up
(Click
on images for more information.)
More info. and order from your favourite store:
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
Print: Amazon.com.au, BigW, Booktopia, Dymocks, QBD, The Nile
Ebook: Amazon, Apple Books, Google, Kindle AU, Kobo
Click here for a sample chapter.
Click here for an audio excerpt.
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Right Way Up back cover blurb:
When plans are upended, who can
turn them the right way up?
A heartwarming, wise and tender
novel about life's twists and turns and figuring out
what really matters, from Australian bestselling
author Fiona McCallum.
Kind-hearted and practical
psychologist Colin Palmer has spent decades helping
his clients. Now he's under pressure to retire and hit
the road in a new caravan with his wife Joyce.
However, when Joyce abruptly
heads off on her own adventure, Colin's perfectly
ordered world is flipped upside down. He's left
grappling to make sense of their marriage, who he is
and what he wants.
Enter no-nonsense, blunt,
firecracker ex-nurse Shirley Royal! Recently widowed,
Shirley is also searching for meaning after losing the
bedrock of her existence. She's ripe for a new project
and Colin might just be it!
But just when Colin's future appears bright and assured, thanks to Shirley's friendship, Joyce tumbles back into his world. How will he now navigate a path between his old life and new?
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[Image descriptions: 1) Print book cover and 2) audio book cover of Right Way Up by Fiona McCallum: At top purple sky background and four lines of text: Bestselling Australian author (in white)/ Fiona McCallum (in yellow) / When plans are upended, who can turn them... / Right Way Up (in deep purple). Below, in the centre) is a high brown brick fence with green foliage and purple flowers in front, a knocked over terracotta pot with spilt soil and flowers and a grey tabby cat strolling across sandstone paving. At the bottom, in the foreground, on a white wrought iron outdoor table is a pale wooden tray containing a blue, orange and yellow floral teapot and a white, pink and green floral cup and saucer.]
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I'm thrilled Right
Way Up is already receiving lovely early
reviews:
“It’s a wonderfully relatable tale, perfect to read with a snug blanket and warm cup of tea!” Better Reading
“Another
gem from the winning author.” HappyValley
BooksRead
"The story had me absorbed from the first page until the beautiful conclusion!" Leanne
"Highly recommend this positive, delightful relationship-focused gem!" Cindy
"What a glorious book. This is the first of Fiona's books I have read and I absolutely adored it." Shirley
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Other titles - print and ebook (Aust/NZ) and audio (worldwide):
Stand-alone titles:
The Trick of the Light series:
(Each title can also be enjoyed on its own)
The Ballarat series:
(Each title can also be enjoyed on its own)
The Finding Hannah series:
(Each title can also be enjoyed on its own)
The Wattle Creek series:
(Each title can also be enjoyed on its own)
The Button Jar series:
(Each title can also be enjoyed on its own)
(All titles also available in large print from Read How You Want)
(Note, Paycheque retitled)
(Note, Nowhere Else & Paycheque retitled)
Copyright © Fiona McCallum 2025
