{"product_id":"shadows-on-the-goldfield-track-paperback","title":"Shadows on the Goldfield Track - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Rimmington\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCat Petersen\u003c\/b\u003e (Cover Design by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSequel to the novel \"Shadow of the Northern Orchid\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003enineteenth-century novel begins in London 1867\u003c\/strong\u003e. Abigail Baldwin, recently widowed and pregnant faces an unpleasant decision. Abigail battles within herself; the determined woman against a lifetime of obeyance to her autocratic father. What will convince her to leave a comfortable lifestyle and join her twin brother? Doctor George Goldfinch plans to emigrate to Queensland where he hopes to \u003cstrong\u003eset up a medical practice in the fledging town of Brisbane\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeven years later finds the Goldfinch Entourage aboard the \u003cstrong\u003e\"Northern Orchid\" \u003c\/strong\u003eon a journey to \u003cstrong\u003eCooktown in North Queensland\u003c\/strong\u003e. This ill-equipped settlement is host to thousands of miners travelling to and from the \u003cstrong\u003egoldfields on the Palmer River\u003c\/strong\u003e. Disillusioned miners are returning to Cooktown in poor physical condition. Many have died on the treacherous track. The group is here on a \u003cstrong\u003emercy mission as well as to assuage a need for adventure\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnboard ship is the \u003cstrong\u003estowaway Maureen Ryan who is on a quest of her own\u003c\/strong\u003e. She must find her father, a gold prospector, whom she hopes will be at the recent gold-find on the Palmer River.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbigail takes the young woman into her care offering support for the girl and her search.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCooktown reveals no evidence of Bert Ryan. Maureen realises she must make the dangerous trek to the Palmer River Goldfields if she is to find her father. Dressed as a young boy, \u003cstrong\u003eMaureen joins a packhorse teamster, Silas, \u003c\/strong\u003etrading between Cooktown and the Palmer River goldfields. He claims to know Bert Ryan, her father. Will her disguise survive a two-week journey along a 200-mile track which claims the lives of miners seeking the gold on a daily basis?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan this innocent young woman trust Silas\u003c\/strong\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 428\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48533104427229,"sku":"9780648525738","price":24.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/oOeJbywjHC9780648525738.webp?v=1788981186","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/shadows-on-the-goldfield-track-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}