Secrets in Store — Lynn Richards

This is a story told in three parts. It is based around an actual historical building on the outskirts of Melbourne ... The Kangaroo Ground Store. The store was established originally in 1891, and is still a working concern now in 2015. Lynn, who is a resident of the area, and frequents the store nearly every day for her coffee, has allowed her imagination to take her back over one hundred and twenty years in time. She has created a delightful, and moving story of the early pioneer settlers, mainly Scottish Highlanders, who were the foundation of the area. It is a tale of human emotions, tragedy and joy, gain and loss, love and lust, betrayal and loyalty, all thrown into the mix of how folk survived in such harsh conditions. Lynn creates enchanting pictures of the bushland and the wildlife, and weaves a real spiritual connection between the main characters of her story with the kangaroos and the aboriginal people.