{"product_id":"9781472202666","title":"Valley of Lagoons: A compulsive Australian saga of friends and foes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne man's search for the quickest road to wealth... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia Shaw's \u003ci\u003eValley of Lagoons \u003c\/i\u003eis a gripping saga of the pioneering men and women who pushed back the frontiers of Australia. The perfect read for fans of Tamara McKinley and Tricia McGill. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Like \u003ci\u003eStorm Bay, Valley of Lagoons \u003c\/i\u003eis well-researched and compulsive reading' - \u003ci\u003eLaunceston Examiner \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1825 the square-rigger Emma Jane sets sail from England, carrying on board convicts bound for the penal colonies and a handful of paying passengers determined to brave the perilous journey to a new land of opportunity - Australia. The settlers discover that the quickest road to wealth lies in laying claim to vast tracts of cattle-grazing land - though this soon brings them into conflict with fierce Aborigine tribes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAristocratic Jasin Heselwood, forced to flee England to avoid gambling debts, will stop at nothing to join the elite ranks of cattle kings. Double-crossing friend and foe alike, he starts a feud with the Irish squatter Pace MacNamara that has tragic consequences for both their families. But it is the women who are the true pioneers: Jasin's spoilt wife, Georgina, who refuses to be crushed by his ruthlessness or by his infidelities; and the convict girl Dolour, who is to be his Nemesis...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eValley of Lagoons\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eFascinating\u003c\/b\u003e - a real \u003cb\u003epage-turner\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eWonderful \u003c\/b\u003estory... landmarks were \u003cb\u003evivid \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003emade one feel you were there with them\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eGrabbed me right from the start\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Book Publishing, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126170108144,"sku":"9781472202666","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472202666_p0.jpg?v=1763597646","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472202666","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}