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Published by HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) 2009 Paperback, 2009
ISBN 10: 1869506650ISBN 13: 9781869506650
Seller: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, New Zealand
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Condition: Very Good. 304 pages.
Published by HarperCollins Publishers New Zealand 2009 Paperback, 2008
ISBN 10: 1869507835ISBN 13: 9781869507831
Seller: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, New Zealand
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Condition: Very Good. When 18-year-old Kitty Carlisle's father dies unexpectedly in Norfolk in 1838, Kitty and her mother are left impoverished. After Kitty is discovered in a compromising position with an unscrupulous adventurer, her reputation is left in shreds. In desperation, her mother banishes Kitty to the colonies in disgrace, under the guardianship of her dour missionary uncle and his long-suffering wife. Against the backdrop of the wild and unruly Bay of Islands in the period leading up to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, Kitty meets and falls in love with Ryan Farrell, a rude, aloof and atheistic ships captain. When she discovers he is also a gun runner, her loyalties are torn and her tempestuous nature leads to an estrangement. The path to true love is tortuous, involving rampaging Maori war parties, illicit sexual liaisons and incarceration in Sydney's Hyde Park Barracks, forgery, betrayal and death at sea. A tempestuous romance and a lively adventure with a fiery and memorable heroine, Kitty is a stand-alone novel, with potential as an ongoing saga of love and adventure on the high seas in the Pacific of the 1800s, by one of our leading historical novelists. 350 pages.
Published by HarperCollins Publishers New Zealand 2009 Paperback, 2009
ISBN 10: 1869508017ISBN 13: 9781869508012
Seller: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, New Zealand
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Condition: Good. Rob (Bob) Matthews, OBE, went blind as a teenager. Determind to live as normal a life as possible, he became a runner and represented Great Britain for many years as a gold medal winning Para Olympian. Rob always knew that one day he would be completely blind. He inherited a congenital eye condition from his father and after a childhood of painful visits to eye clinics, where he was used as a textbook example for multitudes of medical students, he eventually became completely blind. After finding his true calling as a long distance runner, his rise in the sport was meteoric, and before long Rob was winning gold medals and breaking world and Paralympics running records. With a new wife and job and a satisfying and rewarding life as an international sportsman, he thought he had it all. But tragedy was to strike when his young wife was suddenly struck down by a brain aneurism, leaving him bereft and alone again. His spirited fight back from the depression that resulted to find love once more saw him regain his interest in life and in life after running. Rob has now established a new career as an inspirational speaker. 272 pages.
Published by HarperCollins Publishers New Zealand 2009 Paperback, 2009
ISBN 10: 1869508017ISBN 13: 9781869508012
Seller: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, New Zealand
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Condition: Good. Rob (Bob) Matthews, OBE, went blind as a teenager. Determind to live as normal a life as possible, he became a runner and represented Great Britain for many years as a gold medal winning Para Olympian. Rob always knew that one day he would be completely blind. He inherited a congenital eye condition from his father and after a childhood of painful visits to eye clinics, where he was used as a textbook example for multitudes of medical students, he eventually became completely blind. After finding his true calling as a long distance runner, his rise in the sport was meteoric, and before long Rob was winning gold medals and breaking world and Paralympics running records. With a new wife and job and a satisfying and rewarding life as an international sportsman, he thought he had it all. But tragedy was to strike when his young wife was suddenly struck down by a brain aneurism, leaving him bereft and alone again. His spirited fight back from the depression that resulted to find love once more saw him regain his interest in life and in life after running. Rob has now established a new career as an inspirational speaker. 272 pages.