Book Review

The Family Farm
The book I have just started reading is called The Family Farm. It was written by Fiona Palmer and I have read this book in the past but I really enjoyed it so I am reading it again.

Isabelle (Izzy for short) returns to the family farm after quiting her secret job as a farm assistant in NSW, her job is secret because her family think she is working as aNanny for the farm children. She returns back to her family farm hoping her father would let her help around the farm but her father still hasn't changed from her sisters fatal accident.
Izzy's father is very protective of her since her sister, Claire, got killed in a freak farming accident. He didn't want to lose Izzy and would not let her do anything. Izzy's mum tried to convice him to let her work but he just wouldn't listen. Izzy was frustrated because he was letting Will ( Claire's old friend and sort of boyfriend) help out . Will had become close to Izzy's father when Claire died because he understood his pain and shared his secret. Izzy hated Will because he broke Claire's heart just months before she died but little does Izzy know that Will and her father were keeping a HUGE secret from her and Will didn't actually break her heart so she was mad at him for nothing but he put up with it to protect the secret. But all of this changed when her father called up her and her mother up on the two-way telling them there was a fire in the cab of the header. While her mother called the Timmins, the neighbours, whose son was Will. Izzy was the first to reach the fire and saw the header engulfed with flames. She immediately started up the pump and started spraying down the header. Soon the Timmins arrieved and began doing the same, for once she was greatful that Will was here. Then as her father was climbing down he lost grip on the ladder and slipped into the inferno. Will raced into the fire to grab him but he soon disapered aswell. Will had become close to Izzy's father when Claire died because he understood his pain and shared his secret. After what seemed like forever Will emerged holiding Izzy's fathers limp body. His legs were red and blistered and they rushed him back to the house. For once Izzy felt thankful to Will...
I could tell you the rest because I've read it before put then you wouldn't want to read it. But there is a bit of a twist and she leaves the family farm but will she come back????
This book is special because the main character is based on my Aunty and the author has been her close friend since Primary School. I would give this book a 9 out of 10 because I love the storyline and love the descriptive language that makes you feel like you can see what the author is describing.