{"product_id":"shadows-on-the-goldfield-track-elizabeth-rimmington-9780648525738","title":"Shadows on the Goldfield Track","description":"\u003cp\u003eSequel to the novel \"Shadow of the Northern Orchid\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003enineteenth-century novel begins in London 1867\u003c\/strong\u003e. Abigail Baldwin, recently widowed and pregnant faces an unpleasant decision. Abigail battles within herself; the determined woman against a lifetime of obeyance to her autocratic father. What will convince her to leave a comfortable lifestyle and join her twin brother? Doctor George Goldfinch plans to emigrate to Queensland where he hopes to \u003cstrong\u003eset up a medical practice in the fledging town of Brisbane\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeven years later finds the Goldfinch Entourage aboard the \u003cstrong\u003e\"Northern Orchid\" \u003c\/strong\u003eon a journey to \u003cstrong\u003eCooktown in North Queensland\u003c\/strong\u003e. This ill-equipped settlement is host to thousands of miners travelling to and from the \u003cstrong\u003egoldfields on the Palmer River\u003c\/strong\u003e. Disillusioned miners are returning to Cooktown in poor physical condition. Many have died on the treacherous track. The group is here on a \u003cstrong\u003emercy mission as well as to assuage a need for adventure\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnboard ship is the \u003cstrong\u003estowaway Maureen Ryan who is on a quest of her own\u003c\/strong\u003e. She must find her father, a gold prospector, whom she hopes will be at the recent gold-find on the Palmer River.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbigail takes the young woman into her care offering support for the girl and her search.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCooktown reveals no evidence of Bert Ryan. Maureen realises she must make the dangerous trek to the Palmer River Goldfields if she is to find her father. Dressed as a young boy, \u003cstrong\u003eMaureen joins a packhorse teamster, Silas, \u003c\/strong\u003etrading between Cooktown and the Palmer River goldfields. He claims to know Bert Ryan, her father. Will her disguise survive a two-week journey along a 200-mile track which claims the lives of miners seeking the gold on a daily basis?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan this innocent young woman trust Silas\u003c\/strong\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Rimmington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0648525732\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780648525738\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Rimmington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.87d","brand":"Elizabeth Rimmington","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47473871749375,"sku":"9780648525738","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_78f9b64e-b883-40eb-a889-cc19546a4a3e.jpg?v=1762313452","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shadows-on-the-goldfield-track-elizabeth-rimmington-9780648525738","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}