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The captain's bride / Jill Barry.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
LP BARR	Large Print		Panania .	. Available .

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9781444848212
Name	Barry, Jill author
Title	The captain's bride / Jill Barry.
Edition	Large print edition.
Published	Leicester : Thorpe, Linford, 2022.
Description	256 pages (large print) ; 19 cm.
Summary	Orphan Tabitha, running away from her scheming grandmother, naively encounters problems which land her in gaol. Transportation follows, and the harsh conditions onboard the convict ship are lessened when she impresses the captain. Jacob contacts his friend in Australia, asking if he and his wife can offer Tabitha a job. Their mutual attraction develops. After their marriage, the captain decides to abandon seafaring and open a school, helped by his young bride. Will Tabitha's harsh beginning have a happy ending?
Target audience note	Adult.
Subjects	Orphans -- Fiction
	Convict ships -- Fiction
	Ship captains -- Fiction
	Australia -- Fiction
Genre	Historical fiction
Genre	Large type books
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Australia -- Fiction . Convict ships -- Fiction . Historical fiction . Large type books . Orphans -- Fiction . Ship captains -- Fiction . Authors: Barry, Jill .