The year is 1836. English clergyman William Yate sets sail from London, bound for the mission fields of northern New Zealand. Caught up in a love affair that will test the imagination of everyone on board the Prince Regent, he is utterly transformed. Against the backdrop of a four-month sea voyage and the imagined society of the ship, the story of Yate unfolds, drawing together the hopes of the cabin passengers, the immigrant families of steerage, and the crew. On landfall at Sydney, camaraderie gives way to treachery and the tight world of the ship breaks apart. Everyone is implicated in the scandal that grips the colonial town, yet it is Yate alone who stands to lose not only his reputation but also his life. Based on a true story

Published: 2003

No. pages: 339

ISBN: 9781740512411

Condition: VERY GOOD - softcover - 240g