{"product_id":"9780755389629","title":"The Dream Seekers: A dramatic Australian saga of courage and determination","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFather Beitz has a dream. Will it become a reality?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia Shaw returns to the austere and beautiful Northern Territory of the 1870s in \u003ci\u003eThe Dream Seekers, \u003c\/i\u003ea vivid tale of conflict and passion. The perfect read for fans of Tricia McGill and Sarah Lark.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Shaw gets it all right' - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom his home in 1870s Hamburg, Father Beitz plans to pioneer an idyllic German community in faraway Australia, in a backwoods hamlet, barely settled, called Bundaberg. He soon finds other dreamers eager to join him, thrilled by the prospect of a sunny clime, cheap arable land, and their own Lutheran society. But when they arrive they find the land, bought for them by Father Beitz, is nothing but a jungle, and before long it seems the trials of their new home may force the community to disintegrate. As time passes, a combination of courage and determination carries the pioneers beyond their fears, but a new threat awaits. Only an elderly Aborigine mystic sees the evil that threatens them, but can he warn them in time?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eThe Dream Seekers\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eemotionally uplifting\u003c\/b\u003e read'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This book is written with \u003cb\u003ecompassion, warmth and\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ehumour\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eindulges the reader in family affairs under the most dire circumstances\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Patricia Shaw \u003cb\u003eweaves her magic\u003c\/b\u003e with \u003cb\u003emany personalities\u003c\/b\u003e, the \u003cb\u003eintricate reasons why people migrate\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eto the unknown\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eintrigue\u003c\/b\u003e - yes there is also a \u003cb\u003emurder\u003c\/b\u003e...'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Book Publishing, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118355103984,"sku":"9780755389629","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780755389629_p0.jpg?v=1763640357","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780755389629","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}