This historical novel soars from the French Revolution to London and New York on an epic voyage to colonial Tasmania. With a cast of unforgettable characters, this is a tale of legacy, passion and reinvention. At its heart is a family with champagne in their blood and a fearless daughter determined to rewrite fate.
Van Diemen’s Land, 1839. A young woman of means arrives in Hobart, with a boy in her care. Leasing an old cottage next to an abandoned vineyard, Caroline Douglas must navigate an insular colony of exiles and opportunists and invent a new life on this island of extreme seasons and wild beauty. But Caroline is carrying a secret of such magnitude, it has led her to cross the world. It will take all she is made of to bring it into the light.
