Bøker av Johanna Craven

Holy Island of LindisfarneOctober 1715The Jacobite Rising has begun, and on the tiny island of Lindisfarne, it is impossible to know who to trust. Coerced into allowing government spies to gather in their house, the Blake family are playing a dangerous game, hiding their involvement in the Rising from both enemies and friends. Across the water on Longstone, Eva is building her unlikely new life with the man she loves. But she and Finn are hiding a painful truth form their family - a truth that could take away everything they have fought for; a truth that is dangerously close to being revealed. While Eva fights to keep her secrets hidden, her sister Harriet makes her own underhand plans to bring her dream of becoming an artist to life. But when she finds herself unwittingly involved with Jacobite criminals, Harriet makes a discovery that has the power to bring her to her knees - taking the rest of the family down with her.

In the bleak summer light, it feels as though the past is blowing in through each weatherworn stone... It's 1715, and twenty years after fleeing the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Eva Blake and her siblings return to their dilapidated family home in an attempt to piece together their tattered lives. But a new Jacobite Rising is gaining momentum, and as outsiders from London, the Blakes find themselves under suspicion from the villagers.When conflict with the locals comes to a head, Eva escapes to the nearby island of Longstone, where the reclusive Finn Murray keeps a makeshift shipping beacon burning on the shore.Alone on Longstone, Eva and Finn find themselves drawn to each other, despite his attempts to keep her at a distance. But long-buried secrets are beginning to resurface, and Eva can't help but fear she has made a grave error in opening her heart to Finn. All she knows is her life is in danger, and she must confront the past if she is to survive.

Journey through the colonies of nineteenth-century Australia with three standalone novels of love, loss, survival and redemption. Collection includes:One of Us BuriedIn 1806, a fateful decision sends Eleanor Marling from the salons of London to a prison ship bound for New South Wales. She is put to work at the female factory of Parramatta, where the women's only hope of food and lodgings is to offer their bodies to the settlement's men. Nell is given shelter by Lieutenant Blackwell, a brooding soldier to whom she is inexplicably drawn. Despite warnings from the other women, Blackwell's motives seem decent, and beneath the roof of a military officer, Nell sees a chance to become more than just a convict woman sent to the factory to be forgotten. But tensions are high in New South Wales, with the young colony on the verge of a convict rebellion. And as Nell treads a dangerous line between obedience and power, she learns the role of a factory lass is to remain silent - or face a walk to the gallows. Forgotten PlacesEnglish settler Grace Ashwell flees an abusive lover in Hobart Town, with six-year-old Violet in tow. Deep in the wilderness, they find a crude hut inhabited by Alexander Dalton, an escaped convict long presumed dead. Hiding from civilisation in an attempt to forget his horrifying past, Alexander struggles to let Grace into his world. When Violet disappears, Grace's fragile trust in Alexander is put to the test. And while she searches for answers, he will do anything to keep his secrets inside. Playing the GhostFor Lucy Earnshaw and her husband Tom, their arrival on the goldfields of Australia is marred by unimaginable grief. In the wake of her loss, and a failing marriage, Lucy is drawn into a world of theatre and spiritualism - and into the path of dashing young playwright Will Browning. Her new obsession leads Lucy into the dark underbelly of the goldfields, where murder and thieving is rife, and no one can be trusted. And as she seeks happiness on the fringes of society, Lucy finds herself entangled in a web of lies and corruption - one she may never escape from.