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Published: April 16, 2011
Words: 84,360 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781458018472
Short description
It’s 1915, and newlywed Olivia Fitzgerald is leaving her affluent Seattle family to join her husband Frank in Canada, at the isolated mining community of Britannia Beach. Before she even has a chance to settle in, many of the people she meets are killed in a horrific natural disaster, triggering the first of a series of events about to befall the young Olivia, and the tightly knit community.Extended description
It’s 1915, and newlywed Olivia Fitzgerald is leaving her affluent Seattle family to join her husband Frank in a foreign country, Canada, at the isolated mining community of Britannia Beach. Before she even has a chance to settle in, many of the people she meets upon arrival are killed in a horrific natural disaster, triggering the first of a series of events about to befall the young Olivia, and the tightly knit community.A multicultural group of people are waiting to meet you, including the fiery red-headed Lucy; Captain Frenchie Cates; Akiko, Harry and Jimmy Yada; Officer Wolanski, man-crazy Sarah Leiboldt; and the formidable J.W. McMichael.
Landslides, fires, flu epidemics and even WWI were not enough to send the young bride packing. But the two men claiming that “Olivia’s mine” might be enough to do it!
Tags
romance, history, mining, british columbia, disasters, britannia beachAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
Sharon E. Cathcart
on Jan. 20, 2012 :
Overall score: 3.75 stars. If the editing were better, this would be 4.5 stars or more.
"Olivia's Mine" is the story of Olivia Fitzpatrick, a young married woman living in a Canadian mining town in the early 20th century. We see her through an abusive marriage, trying to run a business of her own and find her place in what passes for society in little Britannia Beach.
McCaw deals with very real issues of women's rights, coverture law, racial prejudice and more in this story. There were a great many things to like.
Unfortunately, I found myself jerked out of the tale by editorial issues like using a possessive apostrophe when a plural was intended, homophone errors ("last rights" instead of "last rites") and errors like "Aryan sweater" where "Arran sweater" was intended. It's kind of a shame, because the story line was very good and kept me interested. I cared about the characters, but the poor editing was a real distraction.
I hope that the author will have the book edited and re-issue it; it really is a worthwhile tale that deserves better packaging.
(reviewed long after purchase)
Review by:
jules103
on Nov. 27, 2011 :
This was a good book, but there was so much foreshadowing that the end came as an anti-climax. I appreciated that the book included the stories of Japanese and Chinese workers as well as the main characters (who are of European descent).
(reviewed long after purchase)
Review by:
Kim Leland
on July 12, 2011 :
Good story, and engaging characters, but... too much detail in some things, yet the author skims through or completely skips other, important parts. The writing could use cleaning up and editing, and the story line could be tightened up a bit. I did enjoy the story, regardless.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)
Review by:
LJ Hippler
on May 08, 2011 :
Olivia’s Mine is a great story as well as a detailed look at early 20th century life in the North West. The reader is quickly drawn into a cast of engaging characters and, along with them, struggles through a barrage of disasters and personal struggles. The author’s sincere love for the local area is obvious. I definitely recommend it.
(reviewed the day of purchase)