Historical Novel

I have been working on an historical novel for a few years now - and the manuscript is finally finished!

Read the synopsis and an excerpt below:

Finch’s Gold
Synopsis

In the dark streets of 1850s East London, street-smart Oscar Finch dreams of finding his fortune on the goldfields of Australia. His bookish older brother, Charlie Finch, longs to be a famous writer. After the death of their father leaves them in poverty, and their mother in a haze between heartbreak and madness, they are forced to care for their small brother Tommy, and find a way to survive. When Charlie meets Meg Fletcher, a young barmaid, he begins to reveal the secrets which lie in his family’s past and hope that he can find the warm home, filled with love, he has lost. But first, Charlie must go into the London demi-monde to make a name for himself as a writer. Meg, seeking adventure, goes with him, befriends courtesans, social misfits and bon vivants, and is pursued by the handsome, roguish Lord John Dudley, who is intent on making her his mistress. Oscar is threatened by his brother’s growing fame and more determined to leave than ever when Charlie uncovers a crime which risks not just his future, but the lives of all those he loves. As tragedy and misfortune strike, the brothers must flee London for an uncertain future in Australia.

It is a story of poverty, jealousy, family and greed. Of love found, and love lost. Of dreams and hope, and the eternal search for gold.