{"product_id":"south-of-warrior-reef-robert-haywood-9781764562089","title":"South of Warrior Reef","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSouth of Warrior Reef\u003c\/em\u003e is a sweeping tale of adventure, faith, and forbidden love set against the dangerous backdrop of the pearl fever that gripped northern Australia in the late nineteenth century. Inspired by real historical figures, the novel plunges readers into a world of fortune seekers, missionaries, and the violent clash of cultures in the Torres Strait and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt its heart is the unlikely romance between Michael Burns, a hardened adventurer driven by ambition and the promise of wealth, and Sele Saena, a courageous Polynesian princess and Christian missionary devoted to serving her people. Drawn to one another despite their starkly different worlds, their growing love is shadowed by the realities of race, calling, and destiny-threatening to pull them apart before it can truly begin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the icy reaches of the Southern Ocean to the islands of Melanesia, the story unfolds amid the brutal practices of blackbirding, where ruthless sea captains abducted islanders for Queensland's sugar plantations and pearling fleets-and where brave voices like Sele's rose in resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth an epic historical drama and an intimate story of the heart, \u003cem\u003eSouth of Warrior Reef\u003c\/em\u003e explores the cost of love, the struggle between faith and desire, and the courage required to stand for what is right in a world driven by greed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Haywood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1764562089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764562089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ark House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.75d","brand":"Robert Haywood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997592662271,"sku":"9781764562089","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/south-of-warrior-reef-robert-haywood-9781764562089","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}