Summary
Transport yourself from the canals of Amsterdam, across the waves, to the rough-and-tumble frontier town at the Cape of Good Hope.
From the author of the bestselling The Pearler’s Wife, a riveting novel of seventeenth-century romance and intrigue.
In 1683, life is grueling for the young women in Amsterdam’s civic orphanage. The sole light in Johanna Timmerman’s existence is her forbidden love for Frans, an orphan in the boys’ section who has a smile like sunshine. The…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143789666 |
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| ISBN-10: | 014378966X |
| Author: | Roxane Dhand |
| Publisher: | Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Random House Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2020 |
| Weight: | 568g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm |
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About The Author
Roxane Dhand
Roxane Dhand was born in Kent and entertained her sisters with imaginative stories from a young age. She studied English and French at London University, and in 1978 she moved to Switzerland, where she began her professional career in public relations. Back in England and many years later on, she taught French in both the maintained and private sectors. Now retired, she is finally able to indulge her passion for storytelling and is the author of two novels, The Pearler’s Wife and The Orphan of Good Hope.
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