In 1872, seventeen-year-old Amy Duncan arrives in the Gold Rush town of Millbrooke, having spent the coach journey day-dreaming about glittering pavilions and gilded steeples. What she finds is a dusty main street lined with ramshackle buildings. That is until she walks through the doors of Mr Chen's Emporium, a veritable Aladdin's cave, and her life changes forever. Though banned from the store by her dour clergyman father, Amy is entranced by its handsome owner, Charles Chen ...In present-day Millbrooke, recently widowed artist, Angie Wallace, has rented the Old Manse where Amy once lived. When her landlord produces an antique trunk containing Amy's intriguingly diverse keepsakes - both Oriental and European - Angie resolves to learn more about this mysterious girl from the past. And it's not long before the lives of two very different women, born a century apart, become connected in the most poignant and timeless ways.
By:
Deborah O'Brien Imprint: Bantam Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 199mm,
Width: 132mm,
Spine: 24mm
Weight: 286g ISBN:9781742755557 ISBN 10: 1742755550 Pages: 352 Publication Date:02 April 2013 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
