White Heart

A first novel filled with the magic of childhood and evoking the ancient beauty of Tasmania from sea-shore to mountain wilderness.

Farley Willow and her brother Ambrose grow up on the remote shores of Tasmania with the solitude of beaches, the rise and fall of tides and their remarkable grandfather, Papa Kempsey. But when Papa dies, everything changes.

As an adult, Ambrose becomes a modern-day mountain man living alone in the wilds, determined to prove to himself that an ancient creature is still alive.

Farley juggles love, work and single motherhood in the city, but remains haunted by the past. Her journey takes her far from Australia into the powerful world of Native American ceremonies.

Exploring the fragile landscape of the human heart, White Heart is an unforgettable tribute to love, faith, family, beauty and the search for wholeness.

'A haunting blend of spirituality, landscape and grief - White Heart is an accomplished novel - an impressive debut.' The Sunday Times

'A delicious crispness and an unusual turn of phrase.' The Sun Herald

'Spirituality permeates Heather Rose's first novel, White Heart, as much as the past haunts it. This story is a complex of interwoven, sometimes chimeric themes ... A-class debut.' The Australian