Dor Slinkard is an unstoppable storyteller. Be it through writing or voice, her stories will enthrall.
Inspired by life, especially as a jillaroo in outback Australia and later as a racehorse trainer, her imagination thrives.
In her lasting marriage to Wade, a jackaroo and now horse trainer, they have produced two children and they, in turn, five grandchildren.
Henri-Etta The Sequel
Henry, the second son of the Duke of Harrowfield, falls deeply in love with Pierre, the estate's horse trainer. Their secret relationship is shattered when they are caught by Minister Timms. To suppress the "unnatural act," the furious Duke funds the minister's family and Pierre to permanently relocate to Australia in 1885, demanding that Pierre marry the minister's deaf and mute daughter, Sarah. Desperate to reunite, Henry escapes his father’s watch by dressing as a woman named Etta Boyar, embarking on a humorous, adventure-filled journey across Australia.
The first book ends on a dramatic cliffhanger at the Randwick Racecourse when the malicious Duchess Cecilia and her daughter Gertrude arrive from England and publicly expose Etta's true identity as Henry Harrowfield. This upcoming sequel follows Henry as he navigates the high-stakes consequences of the duchess's vindictive accusations and attempts to escape the trap closing in around him.
Evie and Me
Davina Buchanan, a compassionate equestrian champion, finds her privileged life shattered by a devastating tragedy that leaves her consumed by heartbreak. Seeking purpose five years later, she transforms her estate into Buchanan House, a sanctuary for vulnerable children and mothers. Her world soon collides with six-year-old Evie, an Irish immigrant left stranded and alone after her father's criminal ties tear her family apart. Taken in by the charity, Evie seeks refuge among Davina's horses. When Davina discovers the frightened girl clinging to an old pony during a violent storm, their shared pain sparks a profound bond, and the two become each other's guiding light on the long journey to healing.
BUGGER OF A KID
Author Dor Slinkard takes the reader on a hilarious analogy of her life during the wild and rebellious 60s and '70s, when life offered a free-spirited and better future to all Australians and hopefully the world.
Life is never short of the needy, and that is where Dor's empathy showed in her acts of kindness. However, the desire to fuel her imagination brought many childhood adventures, ending with her mother chasing her with a broom. Yelling, "you wait until I catch you. You bugger of a kid!"
"FOR THE LOVE OF"
TRILOGY
This Australian family saga of epic proportions will stir your heart with its authentic Aussie action, adventure and romance. It will sweep you through Australia’s toughest times and reveal a cast of characters whose enduring courage and warmth will captivate every reader’s imagination.
Henri-Etta
Henry, a pretty young man of twenty-one, realizes a hidden desire to disguise himself as a female. Ah yes! This is it! It will allow him to sail away to the great land down under and live happily ever after with, Pierre.
Set in 1897, the events and eccentric characters that Henry accumulates along his journey, complicate matters with intrigue, humour and oaths that will never be broken. We assume.
WRONG SIDE OF THE FENCE
Grace Nobel, at age thirteen, had known little else but frustration and hurdles to jump in her short life. Still, her passion for calling horse races never faltered. It kept her grounded.
Throughout the years of missing her father while he was fighting in the Hot Arabian desert. To the melodramatics of her mother. And Grace's devoted care of her brother, Walter, who suffered slight cerebral palsy; her spirit shone bright and her determination remained.
