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HarperCollins
February 2011
On Sale: February 3, 2011
Featuring: Maoris; Margaret; Henry
360 pages ISBN: 0007339275 EAN: 9780007339273 Kindle: B0036CTOLA Trade Size / e-Book
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Romance Historical
When Henry Oades accepts an accountancy post in New
Zealand, his wife, Margaret, and their children follow him
to exotic Wellington. But while Henry is an adventurer,
Margaret is not. Their new home is rougher and more rustic
than they expected - and a single night of tragedy
shatters the family when the native Maori stage an
uprising, kidnapping Margaret and her children. For months, Henry scours the surrounding wilderness, until
all hope is lost and his wife and children are presumed
dead. Grief-stricken, he books passage to California.
There he marries Nancy Foreland, a young widow with a new
baby, and it seems they've both found happiness in the
midst of their mourning - until Henry's first wife and
children show up, alive and having finally escaped
captivity. Narrated primarily by the two wives, and based on a real-
life legal case, The Wives of Henry Oades is the riveting
story of what happens when Henry, Margaret, and Nancy face
persecution for bigamy. Exploring the intricacies of
marriage, the construction of family, the changing world
of the late 1800s, and the strength of two remarkable
women, Johanna Moran turns this unusual family's story
into an unforgettable page-turning drama.
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