Shifting Currents

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It is 1853. Previously widowed Lydia Boulcott has remarried, hoping to escape her shameful past. The isolation of a new life in the kauri forests of New Zealand's far north offers the chance of a respectable future for her and Hannah, her five-year-old daughter. To her dismay, Lydia finds that one of her few neighbours is none other than ambitious Eliza Noakes -someone from her past capable of ferreting out her guilt-ridden secret. Despite Lydia's determined efforts to avoid Eliza, fate constantly throws them together ...

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Joanna Orwin has a background in plant ecology and 30 years' experience as an editor in environmental sciences. Her lifelong interests in New Zealand's landscapes and history are reflected in award-winning books that range from social and environmental history to historical and adventure novels for children and young adults. Shifting currents is her second historical novel for adults.