Band of Gold

Deborah Challinor

Jul 2010 · Smuggler's Wife Book 3 · HarperCollins Australia

About this ebook

Book three in the best-selling Smuggler's Wife series by one of our leading historical novelists.

Kitty Farrell, headstrong and passionate as ever, is heartbroken over the apparent death by drowning of her husband Rian. Alone and grieving on the goldfields of Ballarat she turns to Rian's long-time shipmate Daniel, who has loved her from afar for many years.

The consequences will be disastrous and challenge every character in this brilliant third instalment in Deborah Challinor's extraordinary Smuggler's Wife series.

Vividly drawn, meticulously researched and driven by a powerful page-turning narrative, Band of Gold will resonate in the hearts of readers for a long time.

'Challinor is extraordinarily talented.' - New Zealand Books

Ratings and reviews

Another excellent, well written book by Deborah Challenor with believable, strong characters and great attention to historical detail. Main character, Kitty Farrell is a strong, independent female, which is great

About the author

Deborah Challinor has a PhD in history and is the author of numerous bestselling novels, including the Children of War series, the Convict Girls series, the Smuggler's Wife series and the Restless Years series. She has also written one young adult novel and two non-fiction books. In 2018, Deborah was made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to literature and historical research. She lives in New Zealand with her husband.