When sixteen year old Elizabeth is casually told by her father that
she is to be married to a cousin who lives in New South Wales she
puts up no resistance. As a woman living in nineteenth century
Scotland she knows her place. However when she meets Alexander
Kinross, Elizabeth takes an immediate dislike to him. She learns
that he despises her father, James Drummond and the Reverend Doctor
Murray regarding them as sanctimonious bigots whilst revelling in
his own success. Alexander has a 'nose' for gold and has built a
town around a mother lode that has seen him becoming wealthy beyond
his wildest dreams. Before sending for Elizabeth, the forthright
Ruby Costevan has been Kinross's constant lover and companion. The
owner of a brothel house with a half-caste son, Lee, she is one of
the partners in Alexander's business as well as owning a
respectable hotel. To Alexander's chagrin, the two women become
firm friends, Ruby helping Elizabeth through two childbirths which
give her one precocious daughter whilst the other is mentally
retarded. But things are changing in the world at large as
Alexander finds out when he travels to Europe and America - his
desire for change no matter the cost to his workers bringing him
into conflict with his family, employees but worst, Lee, who has
become his son in all but name. Colleen McCullough has written a
novel that leaps exuberantly from the page. Her characterisation is
faultless whilst the extensive research is impeccably threaded
through her dialogue. A wonderful read. (Kirkus UK)
Let international bestselling author Colleen McCullough sweep you
away with this enthralling, evocative and emotional saga of one
woman's quest to come to terms with a new life. If you like
Victoria Hislop, Lucinda Riley and Fiona Valpy, you'll love this!
'Fast-moving and immensely readable... Back to the open spaces,
merciless climate and sheer pioneering stance of the magical THE
THORN BIRDS, this book is a page turner from start to finish' --
Maeve Binchy 'A compelling, passionate and gritty saga that was
well worth the wait' -- She 'A powerful saga' -- Mirror 'Absorbing'
-- Sunday Telegraph 'I could put this book down. I was consumed
with it' -- ***** Reader review 'This book is utterly compelling
and quite simply, I loved it. I wanted to finish it, but, didn't
want it to end. Beautifully written, descriptive passages. A truly
Master author. Thank you' -- ***** Reader review 'One of the best
reads I've had in years' -- ***** Reader review 'Thoroughly loved
this book, I was hooked from the first page!' -- ***** Reader
review
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Alexander Kinross is remembered in his native Scotland only as a
shiftless boilermaker's apprentice. But when he writes from
Australia to summon his bride, his relatives realize he is now a
man to be reckoned with. Arriving in Sydney after a difficult
voyage, sixteen-year-old Elizabeth Drummond meets her husband-to-be
and discovers that he frightens and repels her. Isolated in
Alexander's great house, Elizabeth finds that marriage does not
prompt her husband to enlighten her about his past life - nor his
present one, in which his mistress, the sensuous, tough, outspoken
Ruby Costevan, still plays a part... Will she be able to forge a
happy new life in this new world?
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