Kirjahaku

From weathered sailor to fencer to businessman to mayor to magistrate, the inimitable Edwin Macaree, with a passion for phrenology, Shakespeare and the stage, stormed Rockhampton in its early days, often cutting corners in his quest for power, wealth and status.Arriving in Rockhampton with a wife and just seven shillings and sixpence in his pocket in 1861, he initially struggled to survive. His great achievements were seriously threatened by the 1890's financial crisis, forcing tough decisions.Family tragedies were not unknown to the Macarees whose lives were interwoven with the Fraser pioneering family. Though a tad younger, the Frasers were no less extraordinary.

Rose leaves her home and her children in the Philippines to work with four other young women overseas. The work Rose is confronted with is far from anything she could have imagined, even in her worst nightmares. Rose's one desire is to earn enough to escape from her captors and return home. But what is her family back home up to while she is gone? Then she meets a potential client, Mister Bob, an optometrist from Sydney who is dealing with his own escalating health issues while he develops and expands his business. Will he help Rose escape?And what are his motives?