Green Dolphin Street: A Novel"The time [of this novel] is 1830--the place, the little city of Saint Pierre on the largest of the Channel Islands. The main characters are Sophie and Octavius Le Patourel, parents of the heroines -- Marianne ... and Marguerite ... both in love with handsome William Ozanne, whose father Sophie had loved in her youth. In addition, there is a revealing picture of pioneer life in New Zealand." Huntting. |
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