In the early 1930s, the Australian family confectionery company
Darrell Lea was a sensation, its shops stacked with delicious
chocolates, marshmallows, nougat and much more in line with the
company's motto to 'Stack 'em high, watch 'em fly'. It was at this
time that Montague Lea met the vivacious teenage 'ticket writer'
Valerie Everitt. Monty fell hard for her and, despite strong family
opposition on both sides, they would marry. Valerie was keen to
have a large brood and, though her pregnancies were difficult, she
gave birth to four children. But they were not enough and in 1947
she adopted the first of three more children who were designed to
be playmates for her own. It was a social experiment that would end
in tears, as would the fortunes of the iconic company, destroyed by
the glue that once bound it together - family. Rocky Road is the
story of this chocaholic clan and the creative and eccentric woman
who dominated it. Behind the irresistible sweetness of Darrell Lea
lay a family who made bitter sacrifices to succeed in the candy
business.
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