No Hearts of Gold

Name: No Hearts of Gold
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Jackie French
ISBN: 9781460741368

Author: Jackie French

Narrator: Abbe Holmes

Unabridged: 15 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 12/06/2021

Categories: Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction, Action & Adventure, Nonfiction, History, Australia & New Zealand History, Sagas

Synopsis

Three women from very different backgrounds, bound by friendship, separated by destiny
It was impossible, but in full view of the church, the Governor and wedding guests ...The bride had vanished.Some girls are born to be loved, some are born to be useful.Some girls are born to be bad.Indulged and wealthy Kat Fitzhubert is seemingly 'sold off' in an arranged marriage in a colony across the world. Lady Viola Montefiore is the dark-skinned 'changeling' of a ducal family, kept hidden and then shipped away. Titania Boot is as broad as a carthorse, and as useful.In the turmoil of an Australia in 1853 that reinvents itself from convict colony to a land of gold, one woman forges a business empire. One brews illegal poteen with a bushranger. And the third vanishes on her wedding day in a scandal that will mystify the world.In this magnificent and broad-sweeping saga, Jackie French defies the myth of colonial women as 'merely' wives, servants or whores. Instead portraying them as business women, farmers, bushrangers and brewers of illegal poteen, as well as arbiters of their destiny.

About Jackie French

Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, the 2014–2015 Australian Children's Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. In 2016, Jackie became a Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to children's literature and her advocacy for youth literacy. She is regarded as one of Australia's most popular children's authors and writes across all genres — from picture books, history, fantasy, ecology and sci-fi, to her much-loved historical fiction for a variety of age groups. 'A book can change a child's life. A book can change the world' was the primary philosophy behind Jackie's two-year term as Laureate. jackiefrench.com facebook.com/authorjackiefrench

Reviews

Goodreads review by EmG on April 20, 2025

Three women from very different backgrounds, bound by friendship. ‘Some girls are born to be loved, some are born to be useful, and some are born to be bad…’......more

Goodreads review by Bec on January 07, 2022

I loved the characters and the feminist perspective on life in the Australian colonies and was totally in love with this book until the final 80 pages. A plot twist isn’t really a twist unless it’s unexpected. Tying up loose ends in this way was a little trite, in my opinion.......more

Goodreads review by Jodie on January 20, 2022

3.5 stars for an entertaining and interesting novel. A vivid picture of life in the colony of NSW from the perspective of three women who formed an enduring friendship. Unfortunately the ending was a little trite for my liking, but overall a good read.......more

Goodreads review by Bookmarked on December 29, 2021

BOOK REVIEW: No Hearts Of Gold by Jackie French. A story set in the 1850s during the convict colony of NSW Australia where 3 women form a friendship that endure a horrific boat journey to Australia let alone what follows. Kat Fitzhubert come from a wealthy family and that did not want for anything. Sh......more

Goodreads review by Emily on January 07, 2022

A moving book, with an plot with twists and turns, with some thought-provoking lines about love, identity, relationships and women's roles and place in colonial Australia.......more