The stunning new novel from Sunday Times bestseller, Dilly Court
London, 1854: twenty-year-old Essie Chapman lives with her father in poverty stricken Limehouse, working on the river as a boatman. Her life seems set before her, never to leave this part of London and forever at her father's beck and call.
Then, one night, she must transport a mysterious man from a foreign ship to the banks of the Thames, a man who ends up renting a room in Essie's house, identifying himself only as 'Raven'.
Product Specifications
- The River Maid
- When curiosity gets the better of her, Essie follows him and unwittingly becomes involved in something far greater than she could ever have guessed.
- Finding herself on a ship bound for the penal colonies in Australia with Raven and his cousin Alice, this is only the start of a remarkable journey taking her to the other side of the world and back again…
| Length : 3 cm |
Width : 20 cm |
| Height : 13 cm |
