THE CURRENCY LASS
Sometimes running away leads you right back where you started …
The Hunter Valley 1851 As her father’s only heir, Catherine Cottingham expects to inherit their sprawling property in the Hunter Valley. What she doesn’t understand is why her father is trying to push her into a marriage to the pompous and repulsive Sydney businessman Henry W. Bartholomew.
When the will is read it becomes clear money, or the lack of it, lay behind her father’s plans. Catherine is mortified — as a married woman all her possessions will pass to her husband, the overbearing Bartholomew. Her only alternative is to wait until her twenty-first birthday and inherit the property in her own right, but can she elude such a determined man until then?
A chance encounter with a travelling circus and its fiery lead performer, Sergey Petrov, offers the perfect solution and Catherine escapes to the goldfields. But there is more to the circus than spangles and sawdust and she finds herself drawn into a far-reaching web of fraud and forgery…
When the will is read it becomes clear money, or the lack of it, lay behind her father’s plans. Catherine is mortified — as a married woman all her possessions will pass to her husband, the overbearing Bartholomew. Her only alternative is to wait until her twenty-first birthday and inherit the property in her own right, but can she elude such a determined man until then?
A chance encounter with a travelling circus and its fiery lead performer, Sergey Petrov, offers the perfect solution and Catherine escapes to the goldfields. But there is more to the circus than spangles and sawdust and she finds herself drawn into a far-reaching web of fraud and forgery…
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'Tea Cooper is a force to be reckoned with in the Australian historical fiction genre. I was first introduced to Tea’s work when I read The Horse Thief in 2015. Since then, I have also enjoyed The Cedar Cutter, which was also released by Tea Cooper last year. Cooper astounds me with her ability to weave compelling fictional narratives, around highly interesting historical events in Australia’s past. The Currency Lass is Tea Cooper’s latest release. It is a tale of greed, fraud, betrayal, love, friendship, freedom and finding your niche in life. The novel is set against the appealing backdrop of early Australia.' Mrs B's Book Reviews
The Currency Lass is a tale of the thirst for revenge but also of betrayal, forgery and greed. It isn’t all dark and dishonourable, alongside the depravity is a deep sense of love, loyalty and sacrifice for the greater good....This was an engrossing novel that I thoroughly enjoyed and would love to see a sequel set a few years in the future that lets us see how things have panned out for our fair-haired heroine. Beauty and Lace.
I do enjoy reading tales of this era and highly recommend taking this journey back to a time in Australia where people struggled to start afresh in making a new life for themselves. Tea Cooper has presented a memorable tale of a bygone era. Great Reads and Tea Leaves
I highly recommend this trip back in Australian history it is sure to keep you turning the pages as MS Cooper weaves a magical story that had me turning the pages smiling and sighing thank you Ms Cooper for a keeper. Helen. Historical Romance Reviews
I loved the era this plot was set in and I found myself so in character that I was riding with Sergey hoping he would be able to save the day. The question is, did he? You’ll love the answer and inhale the sawdust of the circus and the beauty of the bush by reading this enchanting story. Read Around Oz
