River of Fortune
| Author | Elizabeth Haran |
|---|---|
| Original title | River of Fortune |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | German, Czechoslovakian and Russian |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Bastei Lübbe |
Publication date | 2005 |
| Media type | Print paperback |
| ISBN | 3-404-15307-3 (German first edition paperback ) |
| Preceded by | Stars in the Southern Sky |
| Followed by | Whispers in the Wind |
River of Fortune is a novel written by Australian author Elizabeth Haran and published in 2005 by Bastei Lübbe.
Synopsis
Joe Callaghan is in trouble so his daughter Francesca, returns to the river port of Echuca, determined to help him. Three men vie for her attention, but it’s a lovable river captain who captures her heart. However, to save her father losing his paddle steamer, she becomes engaged to the unscrupulous Silas Hepburn. When Regina Radcliffe tries to stop her son pursuing Francesca, she discovers Francesca is the daughter she secretly gave birth to on the river bank and set afloat in a bath tub. Worse, Silas is the man she had a brief affair with, Francesca’s real father.
Background information
This book is set in the River Murray town of Echuca.
Foreign language editions
The following is a list of foreign language editions of the novel. This is not list of foreign language Wikipedias with an article on the novel, but merely editions in which the novel was printed. This book is published in German, Czechoslovakian and Russian.