The Queen's Colonial - Colonial Series #1

Medium Trade Paperback. 398 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Pan Macmillan, Australia, 2019. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: 1845, a village outside Sydney Town. Humble blacksmith Ian Steele struggles to support his widowed mother. All the while he dreams of a life in uniform, serving in Queen Victoria's army. 1845, Puketutu, New Zealand. Second Lieutenant Samuel Forbes, a young poet from an aristocratic English family, wants nothing more than to run from the advancing Maori warriors and discard the officer's uniform he never sought. When the two men cross paths in the colony of New South Wales, they are struck by their brotherly resemblance and quickly hatch a plan for Ian to take Samuel's place in the British army. Ian must travel to England, fool the treacherous Forbes family and accept a commission into their regiment as a company commander. Once in London, he finds love with an enigmatic woman, but must part with her to face battle in the bloody Crimean war. In this first instalment of Peter Watt's new series, Captain Ian Steele stares down the relentless Russian military.but he will soon learn that there are even deadlier enemies close to home. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Historical; ISBN/EAN: 9781760781095. Inventory No: 23060052. Paperback

Product Info

ISBN: 1760781096

ISBN-13: 9781760781095

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Year: 2019

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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