"A woman's voyage on mighty currents of danger and desire...from the green fields of England to the storm-tossed Pacific..from the raw lust and violance of Australia to the age-old sensuality of India..from the evil enchantments of the Orient to the spider-web intrigues of the English upper class.Here is the sweeping historical romance that reveals everything about beautiful,raven-haired,young Sarah Whitelam's hunger for happiness and struggle for survival.