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1880, South Africa - a land torn apart by greed . . . Frances Irvine, left penniless after her father's sudden death, is forced to emigrate to the Cape. In this barren country, she meets two very different men - one driven by ambition, the other by ideals. When a smallpox outbreak sends her to the diamond mines, she is drawn into a ruthless world of greed and exploitation, of human lives crushed in the scramble for power. But here - at last - she sees her path to happiness. Torn between passion and integrity, she makes a choice that has devastating consequences . . . 'Epic, enchanting, engrossing. A glorious read.' Easy Living 'I loved it.' Julian Fellowes, Creator of Downton Abbey 'A skilled unfolding of a woman's struggle with desire, class divide and disease in 19th Century South Africa. The journey is thrillingly huge.' Financial Times 'Engrossing, evocative and moving.' The Times Literary Supplement 'A bewitching tale of loss, betrayal and love.' Vogue
1880, South Africa - a land torn apart by greed . . . Frances Irvine, left penniless after her father's sudden death, is forced to emigrate to the Cape. In this barren country, she meets two very different men - one driven by ambition, the other by ideals. When a smallpox outbreak sends her to the diamond mines, she is drawn into a ruthless world of greed and exploitation, of human lives crushed in the scramble for power. But here - at last - she sees her path to happiness. Torn between passion and integrity, she makes a choice that has devastating consequences . . . 'Epic, enchanting, engrossing. A glorious read.' Easy Living 'I loved it.' Julian Fellowes, Creator of Downton Abbey 'A skilled unfolding of a woman's struggle with desire, class divide and disease in 19th Century South Africa. The journey is thrillingly huge.' Financial Times 'Engrossing, evocative and moving.' The Times Literary Supplement 'A bewitching tale of loss, betrayal and love.' Vogue
Jennifer McVeigh
I graduated from Oxford University in 2002, and went on to work in film, television, radio and publishing, before leaving my day job to do an MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. I graduated...
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