Band of Gold by Deborah Challinor - Book Review by Doris Mousdale

On the goldfields of Ballarat, vows are broken - can a wounded heart ever forgive?

When the Yarrowee River bursts its banks, Rian Farrell, a dashing Irish sea captain and part-time gunrunner, disappears in the torrential flood. Believing herself a widow, the headstrong and passionate Kitty Farrell's heart is left in tatters after the sudden death of her beloved husband. In her grief, she finally succumbs to the attractions of his long-time shipmate, Daniel, who has loved her from afar for many years.

The consequences are disastrous, and will challenge Kitty Farrell both physically and mentally. The resulting novel is a heady mix of powerful relationships and memorable, passionate characters, whose compelling story plays out against a skilfully depicted and utterly realistic backdrop of Old Ballarat.

Book review by Doris Mousdale of Arcadia Bookshop, Newmarket, Auckland - Band of Gold by Deborah Challinor (9781869506346, HarperCollins).

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