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Clawhaven Cliff - In the late 1800s, the Mayford women were bound by more than family. They were shackled to the ruthless demands of their family's shipping company. Bridgette and Odette Mayford were expected to marry for the financial benefit of the company. They soon learn the Mayford men would stop at nothing to control their lives - possibly even murder. Fleeing England to escape the oppressive grip of Edward Mayford, Bridgette and the pregnant Odette sail for Townsville, North Queensland, hoping for a fresh start. But Australia might not be far enough away. As the years pass, Odette discourages her daughter Florence's questions, relating to the family. The discovery of a hidden music case ignites Florence's curiosity. Filled with family mementos, it could contain the answers she is looking for or leave her with more questions. In this historical family saga of power, betrayal, defiance, and the unbreakable bonds between women, any sign of weakness has the potential to cost the Mayford women everything.

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Excerpt review by Dr Margaret Bevege Ph D, Author and Historian ... Bridie, Odette and Florence determine to find their own paths in a world bounded by the Victorian constraints of 'a lady's behaviour and family duty'. Marshalled against them are their male relatives who demand they marry for the family company's financial benefit and who, when defied, are prepared to resort to murder... ... Rimmington's depiction of these three characters is the solid core of Clawhaven Cliff. Over time and circumstance, they sweep the reader along to a surprising and satisfactory conclusion. Review by Geoff Barlow - Library Science at Charles Sturt University / major in English Literature and winner of the inaugural Zenith Library & Information Science Prize 2001. Choosing any historical novel from the prolific pen of Elizabeth Rimmington comes with a cast-iron guarantee - you will be transported instantly and seamlessly to far distant places and times, where a world of adventure awaits... ...the reader finds themselves dialled back into the late 19th and early 20th century, through both sensory and figurative language... The reader is taken straight into the scenes via sights, sounds, smells, tastes and feelings. Sparkling metaphors also do their job, their implied comparisons and apt word associations involving the reader more closely with the characters' viewpoints and situations...

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Elizabeth is an Australian author living in a rural area of South-East Queensland. During a career in nursing followed by several years driving a taxi cab, Elizabeth has met many and varied people from all walks of life. A storehouse of memories from which to plunder and develop story characters able to infiltrate the reader's heart by osmosis. Their laughter, their heartbreak and their pain will fill the booklover's soul with happiness, tears, fear and empathy.Visit the author at www.elizabethrimmington.com.

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