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DACANA ROSE - Couverture souple

Fernandez, Elizabeth

 
9780595406029: DACANA ROSE
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595406025 ISBN 13 : 9780595406029
Editeur : iUniverse, 2007

Synopsis

The years between 1784 and 1786 are a period in which beaver furis as valuable as gold. Brash young men travel thousands of milesin fragile canoes into the wild interior of Canada to procure the peltsthat will make them millionaires. Simon McTavish is one of the mostsuccessful fur traders of all-until his obsession for a beautiful womantakes him off course.Just before setting sail for North America after a visit to England,Simon meets Margaret Brownell, a beautiful young half-caste on herway to Montréal to meet the young British lieutenant who is herfiancée. By the time the ship reaches the St. Lawrence River, Simon isdesperately in love with Margaret and willing to sacrifice everythingto steal her heart. Margaret is conflicted, and when her relationshipwith her betrothed takes an unexpected turn she immediately suspectsconspiracy or foul play.Set in Montréal, Grand Portage, and on the rivers and lakes of thegreat Canadian North, Margaret ultimately finds the answers sheneeds-and comes to find true love-in this historical novel thatmingles murder, deception, love, and chicanery.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The years between 1784 and 1786 are a period in which beaver furis as valuable as gold. Brash young men travel thousands of milesin fragile canoes into the wild interior of Canada to procure the peltsthat will make them millionaires. Simon McTavish is one of the mostsuccessful fur traders of all-until his obsession for a beautiful womantakes him off course.Just before setting sail for North America after a visit to England,Simon meets Margaret Brownell, a beautiful young half-caste on herway to Montréal to meet the young British lieutenant who is herfiancée. By the time the ship reaches the St. Lawrence River, Simon isdesperately in love with Margaret and willing to sacrifice everythingto steal her heart. Margaret is conflicted, and when her relationshipwith her betrothed takes an unexpected turn she immediately suspectsconspiracy or foul play.Set in Montréal, Grand Portage, and on the rivers and lakes of thegreat Canadian North, Margaret ultimately finds the answers sheneeds-and comes to find true love-in this historical novel thatmingles murder, deception, love, and chicanery.

Biographie de l'auteur

A Canadian expatriate for many years, E. R. Baillie appreciates theland of her birth and its history more than if she had permanentlysettled in her homeland. Fluent in three languages, shedivides her time between Princeton, New Jersey, andSt. Faustin, Québec.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595406025
ISBN 13 
9780595406029
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
292
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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