The Herons Return

About the Book

After the death of his wife in Europe Jamie Jordon returns to New Zealand to discover his grandparent’s apple orchard has become an abandoned quarry. The laid-to-waste landscape is a disgrace that Jamie vows to remedy. Hard-nosed businessman, Terry McKechnie, is responsible for this environmental vandalism. He and Jamie’s ex-girlfriend, Liz Lawrence, have a marriage of convenience, but Terry wants more and becomes violent when Liz refuses. Jamie decides to restore the worked-out quarry and turn it into a top-class resort and country club, and when Liz leaves Terry he offers her employment. Suspecting the pair have become more than work colleagues, Terry’s drunken retaliation backfi res and Liz’s hopes for a better life are shattered.

About the Author

David Nelson was born in Oxford, England, but has lived most of his life New Zealand. He particularly enjoys writing about personal relationships and how people deal with societal issues, against the backdrop of their cultural experience and history. Before creative writing became his main pursuit David was a Chief Executive in the voluntary welfare sector. He lives in Richmond, northern South Island, with his wife, Glen. They have three adult children and six grandchildren.