The Captive Wife is a compelling and historical novel based on the true 1834 story of Betty Guard, a 14-year-old child bride kidnapped by Taranaki Māori after a shipwreck. The reader is thrust into the pioneering era of colonial Sydney where the governing elite and former converts are establishing a new life and society. But for young Betty and her whaler husband Jacky, it also means voyaging further to the lesser known lands of New Zealand. It is her rescue that dramatically initiates the first armed conflict with local Māori. Her story and what really happened during her ordeal come under intense interest to those back in Sydney, and her husband. This is a story of duty, survival, love, loss and freedom.
An extraordinary love story of Clare and Henry; Clare lives in the present while Henry has a rare condition that suddenly sends him into his past or future, and wherever he might find himself, he’s in dire need clothes. A clever and original story of two people who are trying to live normal lives but struggle with the uncontrolled reality of time travel.