MCKINLEY, TAMARA

Following in the pioneering footsteps of the women who have gone before her, Ruby and her new husband James brave a long and treacherous journey to Australia to start their new life together. However, they soon discover that there are many more dangers than just those that meet the eye. When James is tempted away by the gold rush, Ruby must join forces with the Aboriginal girl Kumali and learn to adapt, if they re going to survive. Meanwhile there are other new arrivals to Australian shores: a Tahitian with a mysterious past, a na ve young schoolmistress, and an Earl-in-waiting. But they are unaware that their destinies are irrevocably intertwined. As fortunes are made and lives are lost, many secrets will be uncovered. And yet, ultimately those torn apart by feuds, greed, hatred and circumstance, will find they are united under the same flag

Estimated despatch 14-20 days after ordering.