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The One Who Kisses
Australia, 1954. Kate Osborne meets Hal Weston in Sydney and thinks it is true love. Then she visits Hal's family farm in Western Australia and discovers that matters of the heart are never that simple.
From the bestselling author of Australian outback romance. Over 12 million books sold worldwide.
Hal seems a very different man to the one Kate became engaged to back in Sydney. He can be distant and selfish. Could Kate be happy in a marriage to him?
Kate strikes up a friendship with dependable Rick Benallen. But at the local dance, why does she want Rick to hold her in his arms for a just a moment too long?
As Kate questions her feelings and future, will either man be there for her when she needs them most?
Lucy Walker's gentle, clean romances give readers a fascinating insight into the landscape, people and customs of the Western Australian outback in the mid-twentieth century.
From the bestselling author of Australian outback romance. Over 12 million books sold worldwide.
Hal seems a very different man to the one Kate became engaged to back in Sydney. He can be distant and selfish. Could Kate be happy in a marriage to him?
Kate strikes up a friendship with dependable Rick Benallen. But at the local dance, why does she want Rick to hold her in his arms for a just a moment too long?
As Kate questions her feelings and future, will either man be there for her when she needs them most?
Lucy Walker's gentle, clean romances give readers a fascinating insight into the landscape, people and customs of the Western Australian outback in the mid-twentieth century.
- GenresRomance
250 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1954
About the author
Lucy Walker
92 books20 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.
Lucy Walker (1907–1987) was the most famous of a few pseudonyms used by Dorothy Lucie Sanders (née McClemans). She was born in Boulder, Western Australia, on 4 May 1907. Her father was of Irish stock, a minister of the Church of England. Her mother was from New Zealand. Dorothy began writing at an early age, despite her father’s scepticism about her ability.
A qualified teacher from Perth College (1928), she taught in state schools in Western Australia until 1936. She continued teaching later in London while her husband, a fellow school teacher whom she married in 1936, completed his doctorate in education.
They returned to Perth, Australia in 1938 but Dorothy Lucie Sanders only began her writing in 1945, producing articles, short stories, and later novels. In 1948 her first novel, Fairies on the Doorstep, was published.
As Lucy Walker, she wrote about 39 romance books:
Fairies On the Doorstep (1948)
Who Leaves the Crowd (1952)
The One Who Kisses (1954)
Sweet and Faraway (1955)
Come Home Dear (1956)
Heaven is Here (1957)
Master of Ransome (1958)
Kingdom of the heart (1959)
The Stranger from the North (1959)
Love in a Cloud (1960)
The Loving Heart (1960)
The Moonshiner (1961)
Wife to Order (1961)
The Distant Hills (1962)
Down in the Forest (1962)
The Call of the Pines (1963)
Follow Your Star (1963)
The Man from Outback (1964)
Reaching for the Stars (1964)
A Man Called Masters (1965)
The Other Girl (1965)
The Ranger in the Hills (1966)
The River Is Down (1967)
Home at Sundown (1968)
The Gone-Away Man (1969)
Shining River (1969)
Six for Heaven (1969)
Joyday for Jodi (1971)
The Bell Branch (1971)
The Mountain That Went to the Sea (1971)
Ribbons In Her Hair (1972)
Pepper Tree Bay (1972)
Pool of Dreams (1973)
Girl Alone (1973)
Monday in Summer (1973)
Runaway Girl (1975)
Gamma's Girl (1977)
So Much Love (1977)
These romance novels were very successful in Australia and overseas. The stories were meticulously researched; the writer travelled extensively in the Western Australian outback, recording details of scenery, personalities and social customs in her notebooks and diaries.
Other pseudonyms used by this author: Shelley Dean, Dorothy Lucie Sanders, and Lucy Walker.
Dorothy Lucie Sanders was widowed in 1986 and died the following year. Her daughter and two sons survived her.
Lucy Walker (1907–1987) was the most famous of a few pseudonyms used by Dorothy Lucie Sanders (née McClemans). She was born in Boulder, Western Australia, on 4 May 1907. Her father was of Irish stock, a minister of the Church of England. Her mother was from New Zealand. Dorothy began writing at an early age, despite her father’s scepticism about her ability.
A qualified teacher from Perth College (1928), she taught in state schools in Western Australia until 1936. She continued teaching later in London while her husband, a fellow school teacher whom she married in 1936, completed his doctorate in education.
They returned to Perth, Australia in 1938 but Dorothy Lucie Sanders only began her writing in 1945, producing articles, short stories, and later novels. In 1948 her first novel, Fairies on the Doorstep, was published.
As Lucy Walker, she wrote about 39 romance books:
Fairies On the Doorstep (1948)
Who Leaves the Crowd (1952)
The One Who Kisses (1954)
Sweet and Faraway (1955)
Come Home Dear (1956)
Heaven is Here (1957)
Master of Ransome (1958)
Kingdom of the heart (1959)
The Stranger from the North (1959)
Love in a Cloud (1960)
The Loving Heart (1960)
The Moonshiner (1961)
Wife to Order (1961)
The Distant Hills (1962)
Down in the Forest (1962)
The Call of the Pines (1963)
Follow Your Star (1963)
The Man from Outback (1964)
Reaching for the Stars (1964)
A Man Called Masters (1965)
The Other Girl (1965)
The Ranger in the Hills (1966)
The River Is Down (1967)
Home at Sundown (1968)
The Gone-Away Man (1969)
Shining River (1969)
Six for Heaven (1969)
Joyday for Jodi (1971)
The Bell Branch (1971)
The Mountain That Went to the Sea (1971)
Ribbons In Her Hair (1972)
Pepper Tree Bay (1972)
Pool of Dreams (1973)
Girl Alone (1973)
Monday in Summer (1973)
Runaway Girl (1975)
Gamma's Girl (1977)
So Much Love (1977)
These romance novels were very successful in Australia and overseas. The stories were meticulously researched; the writer travelled extensively in the Western Australian outback, recording details of scenery, personalities and social customs in her notebooks and diaries.
Other pseudonyms used by this author: Shelley Dean, Dorothy Lucie Sanders, and Lucy Walker.
Dorothy Lucie Sanders was widowed in 1986 and died the following year. Her daughter and two sons survived her.
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September 25, 2021
This was well written, but so many of the characters were unpleasant that it made the h's attachment to the H seem motivated by the fact that the H was a nice person.
August 2, 2020
This is an unusual Lucy Walker. I was a little surprised considering the silly title. It turns out the silly title actually is from a quote that refers to imbalance in a relationship. Who knew? The book is even has some musings on politics, taxes, post-war, and environmental issues in mid-20th century Australia. There are more ambivalent and not-nice characters than expected. The heroine is also not as naive as the typical Walker heroine. Perhaps this is one of her first novels and she was feeling her way to her later style and had more to say.
Good Australian land descriptions which is a Walker strength. And of course, a romance. Though I thought the dramatic and admittedly fun ending left a lot of loose ends to be wrapped up.
Good Australian land descriptions which is a Walker strength. And of course, a romance. Though I thought the dramatic and admittedly fun ending left a lot of loose ends to be wrapped up.
August 30, 2021
I thought this book delivered everything in the promotional blurb so if that appeals, you won’t be disappointed. The family division and characters are drawn more sharply than Lucy Walker normally provides and I enjoyed it.
January 7, 2021
The One Who Kisses
I liked the book,easy to read,love the outback stories.Lovely story,great characters, had an ending that I didn’t expect but turned out well.
I liked the book,easy to read,love the outback stories.Lovely story,great characters, had an ending that I didn’t expect but turned out well.
May 31, 2022
Not one of Lucy Walker's usual Australian outback romances. Written in 1954, Walker's heroine is 24 and she is already engaged to Hal, who must be over 30, when the story begins. Hal is bringing his fiance, Kate, back to his wool station to meet his family. If this romance had been written today, it would be taken for granted that Hal and Kate are sleeping together, but not in 1954. She realizes very soon that he is not the same man she fell in love with in Sydney; he is indifferent, brutal and has no time for her. She is thrown onto the company of members of his family: his mother whom she dislikes, his 2 sisters for whom she feels sorry and other station workers and family. She does, however fall in love with the northwest and Hal's best neighbor, Rick, whom she hardly ever kisses. Still it was a good romance.
November 22, 2023
Excellent Read
I first read this book almost 50 years ago as a young wife facing life in the Far East near end of the Vietnam War. I loved it then and have enjoyed regrading it. The main character., Katie, faces tough realities about love and life and we grow with her. Her character development is deep and insightful. The story is memorable. Enjoy!
I first read this book almost 50 years ago as a young wife facing life in the Far East near end of the Vietnam War. I loved it then and have enjoyed regrading it. The main character., Katie, faces tough realities about love and life and we grow with her. Her character development is deep and insightful. The story is memorable. Enjoy!
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