{"product_id":"never-just-a-wife-paperback","title":"Never Just a Wife - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTimothy McKenzie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe didn't wait at home. She rode the road.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNever Just a Wife\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of Bev - a woman who stepped beyond expectation and built a life where there was none laid out for her. Set against the vast and unforgiving Australian landscape, this is a journey across stock routes, stations, and small country towns, where survival depended not on titles, but on grit, instinct, and relentless determination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom her early years in a rural town to life alongside a drover, Bev's world was one of constant movement. She raised children in wagons and buses, cooked for shearers, travelled long distances before she was ever formally licensed, and kept a family together in a life that refused to stand still. Through drought, hardship, and the quiet, uncelebrated work of holding everything together, she carved out a life that few would have chosen - and fewer still could have endured.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold through a lens of memory, experience, and reflection, this story draws on real people and places, reshaped into a narrative that captures the truth of a life lived on the margins of expectation. It is not a story of grand gestures, but of the everyday strength required to keep going, to adapt, and to endure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt its heart, \u003cem\u003eNever Just a Wife\u003c\/em\u003e is about the unseen work behind a way of life - the sacrifices made without recognition, the resilience forged through necessity, and the quiet decisions that shape a family across years of movement and uncertainty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause she was never just a wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was everything that made the life possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 102\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48429624688889,"sku":"9781764616904","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Ovpe9bT1TK9781764616904.webp?v=1779440048","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/never-just-a-wife-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}