By Johanna Moran
While Henry Oades accepts an accountancy submit in New Zealand, his spouse, Margaret, and their kids persist with him to unique Wellington. yet whereas Henry is an adventurer, Margaret isn't really. Their new house is rougher and extra rustic than they expected—and a unmarried evening of tragedy shatters the relations whilst the local Maori degree an rebellion, kidnapping Margaret and her children.
For months, Henry scours the encompassing desolate tract, till all desire is misplaced and his spouse and youngsters are presumed lifeless. Grief-stricken, he books passage to California. There he marries Nancy Foreland, a tender widow with a brand new child, and it kind of feels they’ve either came across happiness in the middle of their mourning—until Henry’s first spouse and kids appear, alive and having ultimately escaped captivity.
Narrated essentially through the 2 better halves, and in response to a real-life felony case, The other halves of Henry Oades is the riveting tale of what occurs while Henry, Margaret, and Nancy face persecution for bigamy. Exploring the intricacies of marriage, the development of family members, the altering global of the past due 1800s, and the power of 2 striking girls, Johanna Moran turns this strange family’s tale into an unforgettable page-turning drama.
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