Rainbows Across The Outback (Paperback or Softback)

'Rainbows Across the Outback' is a collection of short stories and poems written by Gwenneth Leane.

For many years, Gwenneth lived in Port Augusta, rubbing shoulders with the people who make their homes and livelihood in the outback. Gwenneth has travelled extensively through the remote regions, as an Opal miner, and as a tourist to the APY Lands.

Gwenneth grew to love the outback, to appreciate its beauty as well as its harshness. Admiration grew for those who live and work in the remote regions.

'Rainbows Across the Outback' is written about Gwenneth's experience, the characters, the courage and bravery of the inhabitants she met.

'Rainbows Across the Outback' is a tribute to the pioneers who settled in the remote regions, taming the land and making a living . Gwenneth dedicates this anthology to the pioneers and those who came after them and built on their foundations.

My writing life is like a rainbow cake - layer upon layer. The first layer was compiling the church news-letter. It was illustrated, and newsy. No church news-letter was ever like it. Then came the journalistic layer. Great heights were reached with an article in the Women's Weekly and working as a journalist for the local newspaper, The Transcontinental. There were farming and gardening magazines included in that layer. The biography layer came next. Three biographies were self-published. Several other short biographies written. It is so interesting and necessary to record people's stories for history's sake. Like cream between the layers I practised the art of short story writing. The present layer is blogging. I have a blog site and it covers my writing life from short stories, journalistic articles, photography, and anything that demands to be written and read. I love this writing life.

Kylie Leane lives with her two cats, Winter and Charcoal, in a little cottage on a hill. She likes to write and draw things of the fantastical nature.