Heir to a Family Business

Reluctant heir, clashing father, and a love triangle on the farm.

In 1971, Will, reluctant heir to his parents’ Banks Peninsula farm, plans to travel overseas with his girlfriend, Polly, after he finishes college. Instead, while his father is ill, Will must take over the management of the family farm. It’s not long before father and son clash. Will wants to mechanise and modernise the farm, but his old-school father opposes his new ideas. His mother understands that Will prefers engines to sheep.

Attractive Polly, a city girl, goes overseas without him. Her flirting soon becomes obvious to Will, yet he loves her lively spirit. Can their engagement lead to marriage, or is there another woman who would be a loving, supportive wife for a farmer with a passion for engines?

Readers of coming-of-age romances, family conflict novels, and stories exploring the effects of historical events and environmental issues on the lives of ordinary people will enjoy this novel.

ISBN 9781991436054

264 pages, 230 x 153 mm