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When Henry Oades accepts an accountancy post in New Zealand, his wife, Margaret, and their children follow him to exotic Wellington. But while Henry is an adventurer, Margaret is not. Their new home is rougher and more rustic than they expected—and a single night of tragedy shatters the family... read more
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Characters edit
- Henry Oades: An accountant in England who relocates his family to New Zealand
- Margaret "Meg" Oades: Wife of Henry Oades
- John Oades: Son of Margaret and Henry Oades
- Josephine "Feeney" Oades: Daughter of Henry and Margaret Oades
- Martha Oades: Daughter of Henry and Margaret Oades, twin to Mary Aodes
- Mary Oades: Daughter of henry and Margaret, twin to Martha
- Francis Foreland: Husband to Nancy, father of Gertrude. Pharmacist in Berkeley, CA.
- Nancy Foreland: Wife to Francis, mother to Gertrude
- Gertrude Foreland: Daughter of Francis and Nancy
- Mrs. Martha Randolph: A passenger on the Lady Ophelia bound for New Zealand, she befriends Meg.
- Anamim "Mim" Bell: Friend of the Oades family in New Zealand. Second wife of Cyril Bell and mother of Oscar.
- Cyril Bell: Husband to Mim, father of Oscar
- Oscar Bell: Son of Mim and Cyril
- Mr. Freylock: Henry's supervisor in New Zealand
- Willy Morgan: A fellow ship passenger when Henry goes to California. He is the nephew of Ned Barnhill
- Ned Barnhill: Owner of a dairy farm in Berkeley California. He is the uncle of Willy Morgan and gives Henry Oades job.
- Portia: House servant to Ned Barnhill
- Dora McGinnis: House servant for Henry Oades and the Strickland family
- Virginia Wells Bell: Add a description of this character.
- Mrs. Charles Middleton: Wife of the town bursar, one of the members of the Daughter's of Decency
- Henry Strickland: Neighboring farmer to the Oades' family in Berkeley.
- Mildred Strickland: Wife of Henry, friend to Nancy
- Lewis Grimes: Attorney for the Oades family.
- Titus: A worker at the Oades' dairy farm.
- Mrs. Tillman
- Mr. Teal
- Pheeny
- Mrs. Potter
- Hank
- Mrs. Osgood
- Mrs. Dooley
- Dr. Pritchard
- Mrs. Margaret Oades
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First Sentence edit
A common bat on the other side of the world elects to sink its rabid fangs, and one's cozy existence is finished.
Table of Contents edit
Part One
1. The Newcomers 1890
2. Kindness Itself
3. Welliington February, 1891
4. Wellington March 1892
5. Taken
6. Inconceivable
7.Alone
8. She Speaks to Me Day and Night
9.No Worse Than Here
10. A Deal
11. Berkeley
12. A Proposal
13. Nancy
14. Together Always
15. The Main Concern
Part Two
1. North Island 1895
2. North Island 1897
3. North Island Late 1898
4. Wellington
5. Wellington Hospital
6. March 1899
7. Hello, Henry
Part Three
1. A Fly in the Amber
2. A Start
3. Calling the Same Man Husband
4. Beginning Today
5. There Was an Old Woman
6. A Trip to the Quack
7. At the Palace Hotel
8. Pieces
9. Dickering
10. A Question of Divorce
11. All She Knew for Certain
12. A Christmas Duck
13. A True Wife
14. Elsewhere
15. Something Demonic
16. Hello, Little Bastard
17. The Part Most Principally Injured
18. The Wives of Henry Oades
19. A Queer Life
20. At Home
Epilogue
Authors & Contributors edit
- Johanna Moran (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper Press
Country: United States
Publication Date: February 4, 2010
ISBN: 0007339267
Page Count: 320
Publisher: Harper Press
Country: United States
Publication Date: February 4, 2010
ISBN: 0007339267
Page Count: 320
Awards edit
- Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Awards (Finalist, 2010: Best Historical Fictio)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3613.O6816 W58 2010
- Dewey: 813.6
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