{"product_id":"9780888397393","title":"Providence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvidence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, the first in the McBride Chronicles trilogy, describes the sweeping story of two parallel lives – Jane Hopkins, an orphaned young girl from england and Gideon McBride, the son of a poor fisherman from Scotland - who separately travel to the New World in search of a better life. Their individual stories contain hardship, adventure, intrigue, deception and lies but, above all, a great love as they each find their way to survive in an unforgiving world – Jane through music and a desperate need for the foundations of a happy family life, and Gideon through a desire to escape from a lifestyle he was expected to embrace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe beginning of the McBride family dynasty starts in Victoria, British Columbia’s capital city, and is set against a backdrop of the Province’s vivid history – from the days of the first gold rush along the mighty Fraser River, the incorporation of Victoria as a city, and a smallpox epidemic that decimated the Indigenous population - to B.C. joining confederation in 1871. This book describes the moral as well as the corrupt days of early colonization.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvidence tells a mighty story depicting the strength and determination of early settlers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hancock House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65419964580189,"sku":null,"price":21.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/3893\/2573\/files\/9780888397393.jpg?v=1789463304","url":"https:\/\/shop.gazellebookservices.co.uk\/products\/9780888397393","provider":"Gazelle Book Services","version":"1.0","type":"link"}