THE river, the Mallee and the Riverland feel like home to bestselling author Darry Fraser, who returned to the area last week to launch her book The Milliner of Bendigo.

The tale follows the dramas unfolding in the life of Evie Emerson, who finds trouble with the law, a missing sister and a growing attachment to the wrong man, setting her on a dangerous path.

Fraser crafts her tales around the l...