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La RochelleaEURO (TM)s Road (NZ Author/Topic) (Large Print)
Paperback
Main Details
Title |
La RochelleaEURO (TM)s Road (NZ Author/Topic) (Large Print)
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Tanya Moir
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback | Pages:410 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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Category/Genre | Large Print RHYW Large Print NZ Author/Topic in Large Print |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781459630369
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Edition |
Large Print Edition
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
RHYW Large Print
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Imprint |
ReadHowYouWant
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NZ Release Date |
14 October 2011 |
Publication Country |
Australia
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Description
In 1866, Daniel Peterson and his family give up their comfortable life in London for an unseen farm on Banks Peninsula. Daniel plans to make a fortune growing grass - seed; until he does so, there can be no going back. But the realities of a remote hill country block are very different to the cosy imaginings of a clerk. The Petersons find themselves at the mercy of the land, the weather and their few neighbours - a motley, suspicious assortment of old whalers, escaped convicts, wary French settlers and true - blue Tory squatters. Even their own house has a secret to hide - that of its first inhabitant, the scandalous Etienne La Rochelle and his Maori lover. When Daniels daughter Hester discovers La Rochelles journal, it leads her on a journey of discovery - a path into a world of beauty, darkness and illicit love, which she may follow if she dares.
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