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Shop nowThe Orphan of Good Hope
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Learn moreIn 1683 life is gruelling for the young women in Amsterdam's civic orphanage. The sole light in Johanna Timmerman's existence is her forbidden love for Frans, an orphan in the boys' section who has a smile like sunshine. Then he is gone, whisked across the globe to the Dutch East India Company's nascent colony at Good Hope.
Floriane Peronneau's privileged world is pleasant and fulfilling until she discovers that it is all built on lies. Far from being the devoted gentleman he seems, her husband Claes is a womanizing degenerate who has led them to the edge of ruin. And the forces are closing in on him.
While Johanna's love drives her to make a shocking bargain to secure passage to the Cape, Floriane is caught in a terrifying game of cat and mouse. The two women's lives could not be more different. Yet, on the long, dangerous voyage to the southern tip of Africa, they will become the best of friends - and co-conspirators . . .
Roxane Dhand (Author)
Roxane Dhand was born in Kent and entertained her sisters with imaginative stories from a young age. She studied English and French at London University, and in 1978 she moved to Switzerland, where she began her professional career in public relations. Back in England and many years later on, she taught French in both the maintained and private sectors. Now retired, she is finally able to indulge her passion for storytelling. The Pearler's Wife is her first novel.
Amber McMahon (Reader)
Amber McMahon is an Australian actress and is a prominent face on the Australian theatre circuit. She trained at Flinders University Drama Centre and was a recipient of the Adele Koh Scholarship to study at the Stella Adler Company & SITI Company in New York.
Amber has accumulated a diverse range of credits to her name. She is well known for her role in Windmill's Girl Asleep for which she won a Helpmann Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also appeared in the award-winning feature film of the same name, where she was also nominated for Australian Film Critics Association's Best Supporting Actress Award.
Other theatre credits include Banging Denmark and Accidental Death of an Anarchist for Sydney Theatre Company, and a sold out run of The Appleton Ladies Potato Race for Ensemble.
Roxane Dhand (Author)
Roxane Dhand was born in Kent and entertained her sisters with imaginative stories from a young age. She studied English and French at London University, and in 1978 she moved to Switzerland, where she began her professional career in public relations. Back in England and many years later on, she taught French in both the maintained and private sectors. Now retired, she is finally able to indulge her passion for storytelling. The Pearler's Wife is her first novel.
Amber McMahon (Reader)
Amber McMahon is an Australian actress and is a prominent face on the Australian theatre circuit. She trained at Flinders University Drama Centre and was a recipient of the Adele Koh Scholarship to study at the Stella Adler Company & SITI Company in New York.
Amber has accumulated a diverse range of credits to her name. She is well known for her role in Windmill's Girl Asleep for which she won a Helpmann Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also appeared in the award-winning feature film of the same name, where she was also nominated for Australian Film Critics Association's Best Supporting Actress Award.
Other theatre credits include Banging Denmark and Accidental Death of an Anarchist for Sydney Theatre Company, and a sold out run of The Appleton Ladies Potato Race for Ensemble.