Farewell to Lancashire

Farewell to Lancashire

by Anna Jacobs (Author)

Synopsis

Cassandra Blake has raised her three motherless sisters. The girls are the pride of their book-loving, impractical father, and not in a hurry to marry. Then the American Civil War cuts off supplies of cotton to Lancashire, the mills fall silent and there is no work. There is a stark choice: stay and risk starvation or pack up and begin again elsewhere. Cassandra has fallen in love with Reece Gregory, but he can't support a wife. When he's given the chance to start a new life in Western Australia, he seizes the opportunity, promising to send for her. Then an old feud tears the family apart. Cassandra is kidnapped and her sisters are forced to sail with a group of desperate cotton lasses to Fremantle. Penniless and alone, Cassandra is determined to find them again - but when she is offered a way, there is a painful price to pay.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 07 Jan 2010

ISBN 10: 1444700006
ISBN 13: 9781444700008
Book Overview: Set in the Swan River colony in the 1860s, this is saga storytelling at its finest

Media Reviews
'A fascinating insight into a piece of Australia's history that receives little attention' Newcastle Herald on FREEDOM'S LAND 'A gripping storyteller.' Sunday Star Times, Auckland, NZ Impressive grasp of human emotions. The Sunday Times Anna Jacobs' books are deservedly popular. She is one of the best writers of Lancashire sagas around. Historical Novels Review Jacobs excels at creating vivid, memorable characters. Booklist USA 'A compelling read.' Sun (Freedom's Land)
Author Bio
Anna Jacobs grew up in Lancashire and emigrated to Australia, but still visits the UK regularly to see her family and do research, something she loves. Her novel Pride of Lancashire won the Australian Romantic Book of the Year Award in 2006.