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The Stowaway

By: Mary-Anne O'Connor
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An epic romantic adventure of passion and heartbreak in an age of exploration, danger and opportunity.

Norway, 1828. A fiery descendant of Vikings, Elsa Ferner wasn’t termed Elsa the Determined by her father for no reason, so when her mother pushes her to marry a wealthy but unscrupulous man, she seizes the opportunity to stow away and escape. Now aboard The Starling with her ally, handsome English officer Thompson Smith, she chooses to trust her heart, following their shared destiny on the salted wind.

On arriving in Iceland, it seems the pair might finally explore the possibilities of a new life together. However, a rash and catastrophic act sees Thompson taken away in chains, with Elsa the one now fighting for their future, and leading them on to new frontiers. However, tragedy strikes, and Thompson chooses to stowaway himself, this time to Tasmania, embittered yet resolved to find a new life with their son, Sven.

Little do they know that Elsa searches for them, even to the ends of the earth, never giving up on love…

The Stowaway is an epic romantic adventure that whisks the reader from one end of the earth to the other, to witness sights unimagined, see places steeped in timeless beauty… and to experience passion and heartbreak in an age of exploration, danger and opportunity on a desperate quest for love.

©2025 Mary-Anne O'Connor (P)2025 Penguin Random House Australia Audio
Historical Fiction
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