Providence A Novel - Valerie Green

Providence, The First In The Mcbride Chronicles Trilogy, Describes The Sweeping Story Of Two Parallel Lives Jane Hopkins, An Orphaned Young Girl From England And Gideon Mcbride, The Son Of A Poor Fisherman From Scotland - Who Separately Travel To The World In Search Of A Better Life. Their Individual Stories Contain Hardship, Adventure, Intrigue, Deception And Lies But, Above All, A Great Love As They Each Find Their Way To Survive In An Unforgiving World Jane Through Music And A Desperate Need For The Foundations Of A Happy Family Life, And Gideon Through A Desire To Escape From A Lifestyle He Was Expected To Embrace. The Beginning Of The Mcbride Family Dynasty Starts In Victoria, British Columbias Capital City, And Is Set Against A Backdrop Of The Provinces Vivid History From The Days Of The First Gold Rush Along The Mighty Fraser River, The Incorporation Of Victoria As A City, And A Smallpox Epidemic That Decimated The Indigenous Population - To B.c.