Babies Garden was published back in 2019 and I have finally managed to revamp the ebook and paperback cover to a more modern and attractive look.
I know from a personal perspective that a book cover is what prompts me to pick up that book, or read the summary of that ebook. If the cover doesn’t appeal then I scroll straight past and possibly miss out on a wonderful novel. I don’t think I thought about this when I first started publishing my books and found what I considered an adequate image for the cover. Now, I look at the old covers and grit my teeth, anxious to revamp them all … and I will.
This is the first one as I had no plans to change the story. I hope you like it.
Fantasy * Paranormal * Psychological thriller * Early Melbourne * Clifton HIll * Baby Farming
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 the garden. After she begins to exhibit strange behaviour, Jared begins to believe she has a physic connection with one of her ancestors.
Digging in the vegetable garden, Elise unearths the skull of a baby, and police excavate the remains of over a dozen more babies. Several have died of natural causes but many have been murdered.
What happened in this house over 150 years ago?
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Just finished reading Babies Garden author by @ljfoxau 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.
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This was my first read from this author and I read it in one sitting – I couldn’t put it down. Didn’t see the twist coming! I also really loved the references to real historical people / events, I learned something. – Amazon
Babies Garden – the idea
Early Melbourne, family history, psychological thriller 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. Of 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 with the intention of heading 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 researched 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 … ?
