The Schoolmaster's Daughter [Paperback] Meredith Resce

A young woman. A strict colonial settlement. A secret that could cost her everything. Set in early Australia, this is the story of a schoolmaster's daughter navigating faith, duty, and desire in a world that allows little room for any of them. Meredith Resce writes Australian colonial fiction with emotional depth and historical detail — think the social constraints of a Jane Austen novel transplanted to the harsh beauty of the Australian frontier. The daughter of a schoolmaster occupies a strange social position: educated enough to notice hypocrisy, privileged enough to be trapped by expectations. When romance threatens her carefully maintained life, she'll have to decide what she's willing to risk. For readers who love Laura Frantz, Francine Rivers, or anyone who's ever wanted historical fiction that doesn't sand down the difficult edges.