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Lädt ... Scarlet & Magentavon Lindsey Dawson
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In the 1880s, misbehaving wives were asking for trouble. Building a raw Bay of Plenty town was hard enough without free-thinking females upsetting local society. Violet comes to Tauranga from London with a scandalous past and an aching heart. She befriends a kindred spirit, Anna, and catches the eye of footloose Rupert - rival and rowing mate of Anna's husband. In pioneer towns, it doesn't do to speak your mind or seek unseemly delights. Angry words are soon flying in banks and bedrooms, with reputations and marriages at risk. There are secrets to keep and lost loved ones to find. Scarlet and Magenta vividly reveals the trials and pleasures of colonial life and explores the question of what lasts longest - blood ties or friendship. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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The name 'Magenta Man' was inspired by a term for a local red headed man recorded by Athenree Homestead's Adela Stewart in her book, 'My Simple Life in New Zealand'. Sweeping through the Tarawera Eruption (1886) and New Zealand's Long Depression (1885-1900) this book was inspired by letters from the author's own family archives which have been expanded into an engaging tale of lust, small mindedness, revenge, daily drudgery, frustration, despair, friendship and hope. Much thought and detail have gone into its production with dated chapters, quotes from newspapers and journals from the time (especially the local 'Bay of Plenty Times'), notes, acknowledgements and 'Essential Tips for Victorian Life'. It's so lovely to read a novel about the town of which I live and as my ancestors arrived in the Bay of Plenty in 1875 it helped to remind me of the mindset of those living here at the time. A really enjoyable novel, much impressed. ( )