Providence

<p>Providence the first in the McBride Chronicles trilogy describes the sweeping story of two parallel lives - Jane Hopkins an orphaned young girl from England and Gideon McBride the son of a poor fisherman from Scotland - who separately travel to the New World in search of a better life. Their individual stories contain hardship adventure intrigue deception and lies but above all a great love as they each find their way to survive in an unforgiving world - Jane through music and a desperate need for the foundations of a happy family life and Gideon through a desire to escape from a lifestyle he was expected to embrace.</p><p><br></p><p>The beginning of the McBride family dynasty starts in Victoria British Columbia's capital city and is set against a backdrop of the Province's vivid history - from the days of the first gold rush along the mighty Fraser River the incorporation of Victoria as a city and a smallpox epidemic that decimated the Indigenous population - to B.C. joining confederation in 1871. This book describes the moral as well as the corrupt days of early colonization.</p><p><br></p><p> Providence tells a mighty story depicting the strength and determination of early settlers.</p><p><br></p>