{"product_id":"when-upon-lifes-billows-sara-powter-9780645783339","title":"When Upon Life's Billows","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Upon Life's Billows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSydney, Australia, 1795-1800s Governor John Hunter's era\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA story of love, leadership and betrayal.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eCaptain John Hunter \u003c\/b\u003ewas born to a life at sea. The wind blows where no man knows, and John is caught up in the tempest. Although wrecking his ship, the \u003ci\u003eHMS Sirius\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1790, he became the second Governor of the rough and filthy penal settlement of New South Wales. He always seems to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, trusting the wrong people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelena Rosedale \u003c\/b\u003eis not a typical female convict. She fights tooth and nail to stop the men from abusing her. She gains the name of Helena the Hellcat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrispin Milroy\u003c\/b\u003e is alone in the world and one of the new Governor's security detail. Can he win the fair lady's heart?\u003cbr\u003eWhat trials must Helena and Crispin endure to make their new lives in this raw town bearable? How can John ease their path? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLife in 1795 in Sydney Cove is raw at best. Food is scarce, and disease often ravages the settlement.\u003cbr\u003eLife throws everything except death at these three, yet somehow, they survive. Why does John trust this young couple when others betray him?\u003cp\u003e*** \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStep back into Australian history and buy \u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Upon Life's Billows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e to see how they survive and what occurs in the infant penal colony of Sydney. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTropes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eFaith-Based Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurvival against all odds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFierce Survivor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWrong Place, Wrong Time\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove in a Hopeless Place\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetrayal and Leadership\u003cbr\u003eAlternative History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Second Chance \/ New Frontier\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHappily Ever After\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sara Powter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0645783331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780645783339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thorpe Bowker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.67d","brand":"Sara Powter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48799387222271,"sku":"9780645783339","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-upon-lifes-billows-sara-powter-9780645783339","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}