Winds of Change

It’s 1976. The Belleville siblings Richard, William and Julia remain centre stage but the Belleville family is expanding, with both Paul and Marianne now married.

A new generation is now in its infancy but even as new arrivals are celebrated, a child’s future hangs in the balance and marriages begin to crack. Until finally, no one can ignore the truth as a shocking deception is revealed.

Against this backdrop, Julia Belleville begins to feature more prominently in life at Prior Park, following her divorce from her American husband Dr Philippe Duval.

Desperate to find a new purpose in life, she is determined to see a phoenix rise from the ashes at Prior Park. Nearly twenty years on from the destruction of her beloved home, Julia believes a new house will help the family move on from the tragic aftermath of the fire. She commissions Richard’s architect son Anthony to bring her dream to life.

But will building a replica of the old house be the answer? Not everyone is convinced. Her brother William privately questions her plans, describing her ambitions as ‘Julia’s folly’. Her brother Richard is in favour of the plan, knowing she needs the project to raise her spirits.

But before a new house can rise from the ashes, the old house gives up its shocking secrets. For the very first time, the Belleville family learn the truth of their origins, from Louis Belleville’s own hand. His stunning revelations bear witness to his single-minded pursuit of financial security for future generations of the Belleville family.

In a turbulent year, loyalties are tested as never before but the Belleville family is resilient. It is Alice, William’s wife, whose good sense and capacity for forgiveness lay the groundwork for future harmony.

J Mary Masters (Judy) was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia in the 1950s, the youngest of four children and raised on a cattle property. For more than twenty years, she was involved in the magazine publishing industry as a senior executive. Having now given up full time magazine work, Judith is devoting her time to her writing career, with an emphasis on writing for women readers.Her stories feature a mix of town and country settings, drawing heavily on her early country life.She is a member of the Queensland Writers Centre (QWC) and the Australian Society of Authors (ASA). She has also completed a fiction writing course with noted literary agency Curtis Brown. Judy now lives on Queensland's Sunshine Coast with her husband Peter.