Books with author Grant McDuling

This is the story of an Irish migrant family and their struggle to buy their own stud farm in Australia towards the end of the 19th Century.Kieran O'Reilly, the 14 year old son of a horse breeder and trainer, is delighted when his father, Dermot, secures a deal to rent a run-down stud farm on the Darling Downs from Old Man Purcell, a wealthy and unscrupulous Englishman who is shedding his farms to buy into a local brewery.The rent is high and much needs to be done on the farm. And to make matters worse, Purcell has laid down stringent conditions to the deal, the most crucial of which is a payment deadline.Time is running out. What the O'Reillys need is a winner.Follow Kieran's exploits and why he lands up fighting in a war far away from home. Find out too how his fortunes change as he strives to do what he has to.

This is the story of an Irish migrant family and their struggle to buy their own stud farm in Australia towards the end of the 19th Century. Kieran O'Reilly, the 14 year old son of a horse breeder and trainer, is delighted when his father, Dermot, secures a deal to rent a run-down stud farm on the Darling Downs from Old Man Purcell, a wealthy and unscrupulous Englishman who is shedding his farms to buy into a local brewery. The rent is high and much needs to be done on the farm. And to make matters worse, Purcell has laid down stringent conditions to the deal, the most crucial of which is a payment deadline. Time is running out. What the O'Reillys need is a winner. Follow Kieran's exploits and why he lands up fighting in a war far away from home. Find out too how his fortunes change as he strives to do what he has to.

Ollie loves soccer. He loves nothing more than to kick his soccer ball around at his local field. But what he wants more than anything else is to play for a team … a real team. He dreams of playing for his local team, the Sandown Rovers, one day, but he doesn't think he is good enough. In any case, none of his friends ever want to play soccer with him. All that is about to change when the Rovers play the Rams, who are at the top of the league and would be hard to beat. At stake is a place in the semi-finals.