Far from Home [Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Val Wood (Author), Tara Ward (Performer)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2004

When Georgiana Gregory and her maid, Kitty, make the long sea journey from their native Hull for New York, they are expecting to begin a new life in the heady freedom of the newly-formed United States of America. Georgiana wants to escape from the confines of English life, and to savour a land of emancipation and opportunity. But in New York, she encounters a man passing himself off as her brother-in-law Edward Newmarch, a local mill-owner’s son who has abandoned Georgiana’s sister and fled to America. Georgiana recognises the man standing before her as Edward Newmarch’s valet Robert Allen – Edward himself appears to have vanished.But Edward, having escaped from a disastrous marriage in England, is now in further trouble with women, having agreed to marry the difficult daughter of a powerful landowner and businessman, while pursuing his beautiful wife Sofia. As Georgiana and Kitty pursue the adventures of the frontier, and Edward tries to flee his enemies, the dangers of this new country seem too much to cope with.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

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 America. Georgiana, 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. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Inside Flap

When Georgiana and her maid, Kitty, make the long sea-journey from their native East Yorkshire to America, they are seeking a new life of freedom. But in New York, Georgiana encounters a man passing himself off as her brother-in-law Edward Newmarch, a local mill-owner?s son who has abandoned Georgiana?s sister and fled to America. Edward himself seems to have vanished.

Meanwhile Edward, having escaped from a disastrous marriage in England, is now running from a bigamous union with the daughter of a wealthy plantation owner. His flight takes him through the Mississippi swamps, across arid desert and mountain ranges towards the gold fields of California. As Georgiana and Kitty journey to the hidden valley of gold, and Edward tries to flee his enemies, the dangers and passions of this new country and its people threaten to overwhelm them. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Imprint unknown (July 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1842838776
• ISBN-13: 978-1842838778
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds

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