Medium softcover, first thus, 342gms, 448 pages. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Silver Thread, The

Publisher

Head of Zeus Ltd., London, England

Publication Date

2013

Language

English

ISBN 10

1908800593

ISBN 13

9781908800596

Binding

Medium Softcover

Edition

First Thus

Condition

Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Not Applicable

Weight

0.34 grams

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Synopsis

A panoramic historical novel of rare beauty set between Victorian England, Ireland, and Australia during the great age of sail

The day was dove grey, and silk. A melancholic cloth that whispered and rustled. Who could say what it foretold.

Dublin, 1840: Rhia Mahoney watches in despair as her father's linen warehouse goes up in flames. Her family is ruined. Her imagined future, full of pattern and color, plum brocades and beetle-green taffeta, crumbles to ashes. Seeking work as a governess in dismal London, Rhia's life is changed beyond all imagination when her uncle, a shipping merchant, commits suicide. Rhia cannot—will not—believe he would take his own life, but before she can investigate, she is accused of a crime she didn't commit, and forced to board a prison ship bound for New South Wales. The voyage is one of dry biscuits and endless sea, made bearable by the women's daily chore: to sew scraps of cloth into an elaborate quilt. What Rhia does not realize is that with every stitch, she binds herself closer to a journey of discovery that will not end in Australia. Weaving death, love, and adventure into a vivid tale of the world at the height of Empire, The Silver Thread is plotted like a murder mystery, but narrated with the skill and style of a literary storyteller.

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Kylie Fitzpatrick is the author of The Ninth Stone.

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