Jared and Elise can’t believe how fortunate they are to be living in an old house in Clifton Hill that has been in Elise’s family for over 150 years. Immediately Elise begins hearing a baby crying at night and Jared often finds her searching for the crying baby in the house or in the garden. She begins to exhibit some strange behaviour and Jared believes she has a physic connection with one of her ancestors. Digging in the vegetable garden, she unearths the skull of a baby, and police discover the remains of over a dozen more babies. Some have died of natural causes and some have been murdered. What happened in this house over 150 years ago? Will it impact upon Jared, Elise and their unborn child?

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With the characters based from Yeovil Somserset ( where one branch of my family hail from), it covers the endurance these early immigrants had to endure.
With a psychological twist I wasn’t expecting.
Fantastic read.
Babies Garden – the idea
Early Melbourne, family ancestry, murder mystery and dead bodies, what could be more exciting to write about?
My father grew up in Clifton Hill just across from the Merri Creek, and the layout of this house is the same as his childhood home. If course, my father’s childhood was many years later than this story is, but old Clifton Hill and Collingwood have always fascinated me, as does the early years of Melbourne itself.
I conducted a lot of research to ensure that many of the facts fitted in, including when Clifton Hill was settled, where the old quarry was located, when the first tram car travelled out to Clifton Hill and the tough times the early settlers faced when they arrived in old Melbourne looking to head out to the gold fields.
The backyard is also the same as the one my father grew up in, with the wood shed and outside toilet in the same location. Having read about baby farming in early Melbourne and Sydney, I wondered … what if my father had been tending a vegetable patch in his backyard and found baby burials? What if … it turned out the murderer was one of his relatives? What if … ?
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