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The river maid / Dilly Court.
By: Court, Dilly.
Series: Court, Dilly. River Maid: 1.Publisher: Long Preston : Magna, 2019Edition: Large print edition.Description: 444 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780750546935; 075054693X.Subject(s): Single women -- Fiction | Fathers and daughters -- Fiction | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction | Ocean travel -- Fiction | London (England) -- History -- 19th century -- FictionGenre/Form: Domestic fiction. | Large type books.Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: Hardworking Essie Chapman lives with her boatman father on the banks of the Thames. When an accident leaves him bedridden with only ale to ease his pain, it is Essie who takes up the oars for the family's survival, risking her life to ferry passengers across the dangerous waters. One night, Essie transports a mysterious man from a foreign ship to the docks, a man who gives her no more than his name - Raven. And against her will, Essie finds herself on a ship bound for the Australian penal colonies. Plunged into terrible danger, Essie embarks on a perilous journey to the other side of the world...| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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Hardworking Essie Chapman lives with her boatman father on the banks of the Thames. When an accident leaves him bedridden with only ale to ease his pain, it is Essie who takes up the oars for the family's survival, risking her life to ferry passengers across the dangerous waters. One night, Essie transports a mysterious man from a foreign ship to the docks, a man who gives her no more than his name - Raven. And against her will, Essie finds herself on a ship bound for the Australian penal colonies. Plunged into terrible danger, Essie embarks on a perilous journey to the other side of the world...
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