Farewell to Vancouver Island

Farewell to Vancouver Island

Lorna Hunting

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Goldcrest Books
Año de edición:
2025
ISBN:
9781919213323
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In May 1858, English collier Sam Gray breaks his contract with the Hudson’s Bay Company on Vancouver Island and deserts to the mainland. He’s haunted by memories of his dead wife and a failed romance, and his dream is to make enough money in the Canadian goldfields to start a new life in San Francisco.Forced to live under an assumed name to avoid arrest, Sam finds himself inhabiting a hard-hitting world of fellow diggers, gun-toters, card sharps and saloon gals.Cheerful and resourceful, Kitty Muldoon has adapted to this hard life in Canada, but she has her own troubles looking after her hot-headed father, Frank. When Sam rescues Frank from trouble in a bar, it’s the start of something new for both of them.A promising future seems to await the couple in San Francisco...

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