By summer, they have wheat for their reward, and unexpected news of Henrys lost love. Under constant threat of Indian attack, they endure crushing toil and hardship. With nothing but their broken hearts, a lame ox, and a torc they cannot sell without invoking a centuries-old curse, they head for the backcountry, where all hope rests upon getting their seed in the ground. Henry finds it in the foul belly of The Charming Hannah, only to lose it when an elusive trader purchases his sweethearts indenture. In 18th century Ireland, drought forces Edward and Henry McConnell to assume false names and escape to the New World with the one valuable thing they still own-their ancestors gold torc.Įdward must leave love behind.
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