Gwen Harcourt di Marineo has loving parents but a lonely childhood on Sicily, and upon their deaths, she is sent as a proxy bride to Australia, where she is determined to seek her fortune--and love
This is a big soap opera of a book. It follows the major character, Gwen Harcourt di Marineo (born in Sicily of Sicilian and English descent) from Sicily to Australia in her quest for a great love like that of her parents. It is peopled with an array of characters, some crazy, some sane. It's good for a holiday read.