Dimensions
129 x 199 x 25mm
A story of love, family, adventure and intrigue, set against backdrops of the gold rushes in Australia and New Zealand and the Opium Wars in China. Kitty and Rian Farrell sail their schooner Katipo III in Dunedin Harbour in 1863, they are answering a call for help from their friend Wong Fu. His daughter has been kidnapped and taken to opium-ridden Hong Kong. The Farrells agree to try to find her, but as they sail closer to their quarry, the stakes jump dramatically. Kitty's adopted daughter Amber is kidnapped when they are forced to stop at Manila, and it looks like the same party is behind this crime. Kitty, Rian and their crew must not only search for two young women, they must navigate dangerous shoals of pirates, corrupt officials, greedy rulers, wronged lovers and petty grievances.The Cloud Leopard's Daughter continues the story of Kitty, Rian and Amber - now wiser and stronger - as they straddle both sides of the law against the backdrop of gold rushes in Australia and New Zealand and the Opium Wars in China.Praise for Deborah Challinor:'Seamlessly fuses historicalfact and engrossing fiction' QueenslandTimes'Immensely enjoyable' AustralianWomen's Weekly'Challinor is a good storyteller; her charactershave depth and her historical backdrops are well researched, seamlessly joiningfact and fiction and creating a convincing, atmospheric yarn.' Bookseller and Publisher'Challinor has beendubbed Australia's answer to Philippa Gregory' Brisbane Times
