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1860s: In the untamed outback of Western Australia, the Blake sisters have managed to find employment quite close to one another.
Using her magic touch, her storytelling gifts and genuine understanding of Lancashire folk, Jacobs weaves a thrilling and epic tale of heartbreak, hardship, hope and hard-won happiness.
Lancashire Evening Post, August 2010
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For Cassandra, reunited with the man she loves, the Swan River Colony is a refuge and her twin sisters are also happily settled. But Pandora, the youngest, is desperately homesick for England and when an opportunity arises to go back to Lancashire, she takes it. The way home, though , will be even harder than the voyage to Australia, and it’s a race against time across rough country to catch the ship, with Zachary’s help. When she gets home, a devious enemy is waiting to trap her and prevent her taking charge of her family’s inheritance. |
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ANNA’S NOTES The research was fascinating, tracing the journey across the sparsely settled south-west of the Swan River Colony from road maps of the time. I also had a cart crash and needed help from cart club members to get that right - crashing a cart did not quite happen how I expected. Then there was the journey to Galle (Ceylon/Sri Lanka), Suez, Alexandria, Malta and Southampton. By the time I’d finished the book, I felt as if I’d travelled there myself! INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOOK ‘Beyond the Sunset’ will be published in hardback, large print, paperback and audio formats. If your bookshop doesn’t stock it, you can ask them to order it for you or you can buy on line from the following: |
| ‘Beyond the Sunset’ © 2010 hardback ISBN 9780340954072 |