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The forgotten garden

Morton, Kate, 1976-2008
Books, Manuscripts
On the eve of the First World War, a little girl is found alone after a gruelling ocean voyage from England to Australia. All she can remember is that a woman she calls the Authoress had promised to look after her. But the Authoress has vanished. So starts the haunting second novel from the autho...
[2 copies, 1 available, 2 reserves]
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The forgotten garden [sound recording]

Morton, Kate, 1976-2009
Audiobooks
On the eve of the First World War, a little girl is found alone after a gruelling ocean voyage from England to Australia. All she can remember is that a woman she calls the Authoress had promised to look after her. But the Authoress has vanished. So starts the haunting second novel from the autho...
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Freedom's land [sound recording]

Jacobs, Anna2009
Audiobooks
Norah's husband was killed in the Great War. Andrew's wife is dead. They hardly know each other, but Andrew wants them to move to Australia to start a new life together. After all, his kids need a mother. Norah thinks the idea is crazy, however it may also be the answer to all her dreams.
List view record 4: Lancashire lassList view anchor tag for record 4: Lancashire lass
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Lancashire lass

Jacobs, Anna2001
Books, Manuscripts
Happy working as a lady's maid, 17-year-old Liza's life is suddenly plunged into turmoil when her father announces that she is to marry a widower whom she detests. Her only recourse after he rapes her is to run away to Australia.
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A pennyworth of sunshine

Jacobs, Anna2003
Books, Manuscripts
Keara Michaels doesn't want to leave her family in Ireland, but fate sends her first to Lancashire, then across the sea to Australia, pregnant and penniless. But danger threatens Keara as she starts the search for her lost sisters.
List view record 6: Farewell to LancashireList view anchor tag for record 6: Farewell to Lancashire
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Farewell to Lancashire

Jacobs, Anna2009
Books, Manuscripts
Cassandra Blake has raised her three motherless sisters. The girls are the pride of their 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 pa...
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The far country

Shute, Nevil, 1899-19602009
Books, Manuscripts
This romance tells the story of a young English woman's holiday in the Australian outback just after World War II. There she meets an older doctor, a displaced person from Europe. Their friendship teaches them about themselves and their adopted home.
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Licence to dream

Jacobs, Anna2010
Books, Manuscripts
Meriel grows up in England a tomboy, helping her beloved grandfather with DIY. Ben and his wife have a dream of designing a country retreat, but when she's killed in an accident, he's left to struggle on alone. After her granfather dies, Meriel emigrates to Australia, where fate brings her into c...
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Trust me

Pearse, Lesley2010
Books, Manuscripts
All her life, people have told little Dulcie Taylor they'll look after her. And every time, she and her sister May have been hurt - by their parents, their teacher, & the convent. Then the two girls are offered the chance of a fresh start in Australia.
[1 copy, 1 available]
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Alley urchin

Cox, Josephine2015
Books, Manuscripts
Emma Grady, transported to Australia for a crime she did not commit, believes the child she bore as she left England is dead. However, the baby is still alive and growing up as an alley urchin in the streets of Blackburn.
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Licence to dream

Jacobs, Anna W.2019
Books, Manuscripts
Meriel grows up in England a tomboy, helping her beloved grandfather with DIY. Ben and his wife have a dream of designing a country retreat, but when she's killed in an accident, he's left to struggle on alone. After her grandfather dies, Meriel emigrates to Australia, where fate brings her into ...
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The forgotten garden [sound recording]

Morton, Kate, 1976-2023
Audiobooks
On the eve of the First World War, a little girl is found alone after a gruelling ocean voyage from England to Australia. All she can remember is that a woman she calls the Authoress had promised to look after her. But the Authoress has vanished without a trace.
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