A short novel.Flirting with danger!Emigrating to New Zealand, in the late 1880s, was the best decisionVictoria (Vita) Soames had ever made. She leapt at the chance to forge anew life for herself, her young daughter, and her mother. But survivingthe uncomfortable three month sea journey across the world did not meanshe'd left all of Victorian society's expectations and behaviours behind;she found to her dismay that she was, in some ways, still trapped in theconventions and bad habits of the old country, in this new land.And when a successful businessman clashes with her passionate goals forsocial change, she finds her heart conflicted as never before. How longcan they both hide their past, and trust enough, in the power of love, toreveal their secrets? Cherie Le Clare lives with her husband on the northern tip of the South Island of New Zealand, in the scenic city of Nelson. Their two sons, along with their wives and families, live in the USA.
