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. Joining Confederation In 1871.