Two misfit gamblers—a tormented Anglican clergyman and a glassworks heiress—forge an unlikely bond in 1860s colonial Australia.
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Two misfit gamblers—a tormented Anglican clergyman and a glassworks heiress—forge an unlikely bond in 1860s colonial Australia.
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Set onboard an ocean liner travelling to Australia in 1864, this novel is both a love story and an historical tour-de-force that relates the developing romance between Oscar Hopkins, an Oxford seminarian, and Lucinda Leplastrier, a Sydney heiress with a fascination for glass
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Romantic attraction central; brief non-graphic sexual encounter on page
Violence & gore
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Assaults, bloody hatchet killing, hanging image, shooting, implied drowning
Profanity
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Rare mild obscenities in period dialogue
Substance use
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Period alcohol use and smoking; not a central focus
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Clergyman protagonist; faith, damnation, and missionary themes drive the plot
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Colonialism, gender roles, and English mores in frontier Australia
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Harsh parenting and child smacking; colonial-era cruelty and suffering
Other
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