Vivid, exciting tales - earthquakes, shipwreck, encounters between
New Zealand settlers and the indigenous Maori people - are paired
with fascinating details of 19th-century life, from sailing ships
and steamboats to women's fashions and the natural beauty of the
British seacoast and the mountains and forests of New Zealand. When
Marianne LePatourel meets William Ozanne in the 1830s on an island
in the English Channel, she sets her heart on him. However, her
sister Marguerite falls in love with him too. And so begins this
sweeping novel that takes the characters on dramatic adventures
from childhood through old age, on land and at sea, and from the
Channel Islands to China to the New Zealand frontier. When
William's naval career is cut short, he settles in New Zealand and
writes to Mr. Le Patourel to ask for Marguerite's hand in marriage
- but in his nervousness he pens the wrong name in his letter. It
is Marianne who arrives aboard the ship The Green Dolphin, and
William's gallant decision not to reveal his mistake sets in motion
a marriage that is difficult, but teaches them both that steadfast
love which is chosen is stronger than the passion of love at first
sight.
General
Imprint: |
Hendrickson Publishers Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2015 |
Authors: |
Elizabeth Goudge
|
Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 33mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
600 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-61970-642-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
|
LSN: |
1-61970-642-3 |
Barcode: |
9781619706422 |
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