Anglický jazyk

Beneath the Southern Cross

Vydavateľstvo: Trafford Publishing
Rok vydania: 2010
Formát: Paperback
Rozmer: 203 x 127 mm
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9781426901355

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O knihe

Devlins immigrate to South Africa.
Bartholomew marries Lutheran missionery's daughter Gretchen
who dies giving birth to Franz. Bartholomew remarries
heiress Helene who discovers Franz' kinship. Father and son
work on a railroad. Holidaying in Cape Town Franz marries
Wynn and son Jamie is born in Scotland. He is confused with
another child at birth. Aged 21 Jamie is proven
scientifically a Duchess' son. At Shanks Manor Wynn Devlin
finds a record of a treasure ship on African coastline that
the family locate and claim. Gerard Devlin the other of the
mistaken children, an artist in Paris nearly loses left eye
in the Great War, and Jamie part of a leg. Both in
identification crisis marry, wives dying young.Their
children Harry Farraday and Ellen Devlin marry during World
War 2. A high ranking pilot officer, Harry falls ill but
recovers. Their daughter Sidony leaves for Sanks and is
romantically involved with semi-paralised member of her
father's squadron Boris Jordan.