The Second Son

"Come, Essie, we're going on a long journey. We're off on a grand adventure."

With those words, Lottie quietly packed up her younger sister's belongings, turned her back on the only home they'd known, and set sail from Southampton. Their destination: Australia-a land of promise, where women like them hoped to find not only freedom but husbands.

In bustling Sydney Town, Maud Stack, orphaned and living under the roof of her stern Uncle Elliott, works in his busy bakery. But everything changes w...