Into the Distance

By Brenda Mackenzie

The year is 1900. Twenty one year old orphaned Leonie Grant sets sail for Australia on the SS Britannic with dreams of a new start and career. She and her recently bereaved aunt, Ruth Fox, are joining Ruth’s brother on his farm to escape poverty in England. Can she truly escape her past? Leonie begins to suspect that her aunt is hiding a dark secret. On board the Britannic, Leonie befriends the handsome journalist, Adam Mallory, and grows closer to him after he saves her in the markets of Egypt. But Ruth disapproves of his career, and Leonie is also drawn to Captain Clyde Ferguson – a soldier she met years before. Ruth approves of their friendship, until suddenly she turns against him. What does Captain Ferguson have to do with Leonie’s past? And should Leonie obey her aunt, or allow herself to become involved with one of the unsuitable young men? And, most importantly, which man should she fall for?