A Kingdom for the Brave - Couverture souple

Mckinley, Tamara

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0340924705 ISBN 13 : 9780340924709

Editeur : Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

How far would you go for love? When George Collinson meets Eloise at the Governor's mansion in Sydney, it is love at first sight. But Eloise is married to Edward Cadwallader George's nemesis, and a man capable of great brutality. Family secrets threaten to overwhelm them, and as George and Eloise struggle to keep their love alive, other battles are raging. Pioneers jostling for land fight each other as well as the Aboriginal warriors, whose stone-age weapons are no match for the invaders guns. A rebellious Irish boy, who arrived in the colony in chains, becomes deeply involved in a revolutionary cause and two women struggle for survival and friendship in the unlikeliest of places.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Conflict
Surviving a vicious massacre, the Aboriginal boy Mandawuy is the last of his tribe. He will face the ultimate choice - join with the white man, or rebel alongside his fellow warriors.

Passion
When George Collinson meets Eloise it is love at first sight. But Eloise is married to Edward Cadwallader - a man capable of great brutality, who will never let his wife or their son leave him alive...

Friendship
Their husbands are devoted friends but Nell Penhalligan and Alice Quince clash from the moment they meet. However, when tragedy threatens, they will have to overcome their enmity to survive.

Rebellion
Niall Logan is one of many Irish children sent to Sydney in chains. As he struggles to exist in the cruel world of convict colony, he yearns only for freedom.

Revue de presse :

'Lush with intense descriptions of nature and tense drama.' (USA Publisher's Weekly on MATILDA'S LAST WALTZ)

'A multi-generational saga in the vein of THE THORNBIRDS... much enjoyed... Good, old-fashioned story-telling at its best' (The Bookseller on MATILDA'S LAST WALTZ)

'The plot has depth and pace' (The Lady on JACARANDA VINES)

'Will keep you reading happily all day. Relax and enjoy.' (Women's Weekly on WINDFLOWERS)

'An epic, gripping, tautly plotted novel with a final court-room twist worthy of John Grisham.' (Time Out on SUMMER LIGHTNING)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0340924705
• ISBN 13: 9780340924709
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 432