Eliza and the Blue Rose

About the Book

Liverpool in 1865 is a cold miserable place for Eliza, a young mother, who has nowhere to live and finds it impossible to earn a living, so she takes drastic measures merely to survive. When she meets Maude who offers her the opportunity to travel to Sydney, Australia, she accepts and sets out on an exciting new adventure on the high seas. Does she settle in this strange new land, and will she find love and establish a home and family? Follow Eliza’s journey as she matures and learns to make a new life for herself, finding satisfaction in her roses.

About the Author

Dawn Eagle lives in the village of Prebbleton just outside Christchurch, New Zealand. Her two sons live locally, and her daughter lives in Melbourne, Australia. In her retirement years she has a fulfilling and interesting life tending her large garden and breeding roses which are grown in New Zealand and Japan. She and her late husband had two rose books published years ago, and in 2012 her first novel, Eliza and the Blue Rose, was published. This book is the culmination of many years of research on the history of roses in the Antipodes which she has always found fascinating. Dawn can be contacted at rosepeople@gmail.com.