{"product_id":"9780008199616_the-river-maid-the-river-maid-book-1","title":"The River Maid (The River Maid, Book 1)","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first in the stunning \u003cem\u003eRiver Maid\u003c\/em\u003e series by\u003cem\u003e Sunday Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller, Dilly Court\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLondon, 1854: \u003c\/strong\u003etwenty-year-old Essie Chapman lives with her father in poverty stricken Limehouse, working on the river as a boatman. Her life seems set before her, never to leave this part of London and forever at her father’s beck and call.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, one night, she must transport a mysterious man from a foreign ship to the banks of the Thames, a man who ends up renting a room in Essie’s house, identifying himself only as ‘Raven’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen curiosity gets the better of her, Essie follows him and unwittingly becomes involved in something far greater than she could ever have guessed. Finding herself on a ship bound for the penal colonies in Australia with Raven and his cousin Alice, this is only the start of a remarkable journey taking her to the other side of the world and back again…\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dilly Court","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47285440544917,"sku":"9780008199616","price":8.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008199616.png?v=1776992237","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008199616_the-river-maid-the-river-maid-book-1","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}