Book (Trail) of the Month- January 2025

Submitted: 3rd January 2025

Book (Trail) of the Month

There’s a book that should be highlighted this month. For the sheer booktrail fabulousness of it all.

The book?

The Broken River by Chris Hammer

New South Wales (The Valley)

Now, the valley is fictional but just look at the map in the book! The sheer illustration and detail is just wonderful and this deserves all the love for the possibility of adventure it takes you on.

A body has been discovered on the riverbanks of The Valley, a remote community in the hills of New South Wales. The gold mine at the heart of The Valley was once the lifeblood of this region, but it has been flooded for decades. The victim is Wolfgang Burnside, deputy mayor – a champion of change or local schemer, depending on who you ask. So, when he plans to take the Valley off-grid with hydro-power using the lake surrounding the abandoned mine. This is going to change things big time and not everyone is happy. Things are changing. Too much is changing. Someone wants it stopped. There are secrets hidden in this valley that someone wants to keep hidden.

The possibility of adventure: