Far From Home by Valerie Wood
When Georgiana Gregory makes the long sea journey from her native Hull to New York, she is expecting a new life of freedom and opportunity. But an encounter with a man claiming to be her brother-in-law, Edward Newmarch, entangles her in business she thought she had left behind.
The author of The Hungry Tide (winner of the Catherine Cookson prize for fiction) and other novels, has come up with a powerful new tale set in the north-east of England and AmericaGeorgiana, accompanied by her maid Kitty, sets sail for America to start a new life. When they arrive in New York, Georgiana meets by chance a man called Allen, who has taken on the identity of her brother-in-law Edward Newmarch. Allen had been his valet and had abandoned Edward when he ran into trouble with a woman and had to lay low for a while. Edward is now escaping from a bigamous marriage and fleeing to the gold mines of California. Meanwhile Georgiana and Kitty seek their fortune with a man called Dreunel, owner of a newspaper business, who is involved in mining, and becomes her partner. It is a splendid story, vividly told, and a saga of real quality. It should sell extremely well.
Valerie Wood was born in Yorkshire and now lives in a village near the east coast. She is the author of The Hungry Tide, winner of the Catherine Cookson Prize for fiction, and also Annie, Children of the Tide, The Romany Girl, Emily, Going Home and Rosa's Island.Find out more about Valerie Wood's novels by visiting her website on www valeriewood.co.uk
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| ISBN 13 | 9780593050743 |
| ISBN 10 | 0593050746 |
| Title | Far From Home |
| Author | Valerie Wood |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2003-11-03 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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