Wild Apples - Minnie Darke

Minnie Darke

Category: General Fiction

Narrator: Danielle Cormack

Tags: General Fiction, Short Story, Contemporary

Jane Bancroft has returned to Lovett, Tasmania after 20 years away, minus one ex-husband but plus one outraged teenage daughter., Life in the city life in general hasnt quite panned out as she would have liked. With her mother unwell, now seems as good a time as any to come back to where it all began, and perhaps even start a new life here in the heart of Tasmanian apple country., But the legacy of Janes wild apple youth has not been forgotten by small-town Lovett and her homecoming is haunted by past tragedy., Janes not the only child of Lovett returning home. Drew Pascoe, one-time scrawny kid working the pub kitchens, now handsome celebrity chef, is also back in town and looking to re-establish his roots., With the blessing of the locals and in an effort to reinvigorate tourism to Lovett, Drew has restored the old homestead Valleyfield, and plans to televise its opening as Tasmanias hottest new dining destination., He knows a key ingredient to success is a unique homegrown flavour: