Silver Highways |
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| Author:
| Lance, Kate |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9872113-2-3 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2018 |
| Publisher: | Seabooks Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | AUD $20.00 |
Book Description:
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Curious young Lucy Fox is sailing to Melbourne in 1906 with her parents and sister Rosa, when a tragic landfall leaves her future entangled with the lives of three sailors: gentle Sam, cynical Danny and beautiful Gideon.After Rosa's scandalous elopement, Lucy is befriended by Sam's mother Min-lu, who guides her into a new world of trade in silks and spices and the luminous pearlshell of Broome, a place where breaking the rules is a way of life.With the coming of the Great War...
More DescriptionCurious young Lucy Fox is sailing to Melbourne in 1906 with her parents and sister Rosa, when a tragic landfall leaves her future entangled with the lives of three sailors: gentle Sam, cynical Danny and beautiful Gideon.After Rosa's scandalous elopement, Lucy is befriended by Sam's mother Min-lu, who guides her into a new world of trade in silks and spices and the luminous pearlshell of Broome, a place where breaking the rules is a way of life.With the coming of the Great War everything changes. Lucy's beloved must return to sea, where ruthless U-boats are stalking the last of the old sailing ships. And to find her way home, when peace has returned for everyone but her, Lucy must reconcile her long-lost passion with the discovery of a bitter betrayal.