Orchids & CamelliasOrchids & Camellias

Nelson, New Zealand, 1868. Ginny Yang is on the run from her murdering father and his violent cronies. Newly widowed and with a child, Ginny has to fight to have any sort of future for herself and her unborn child. New Zealand is on the verge of change. Talk of banning the demon drink and giving women the vote is slowly getting louder. What never seems to change, though, is the discrimination against Chinese's immigrants and anyone associated with them. In search of safety, Ginny seeks out those who might protect her, but the shadows of her past follow her wherever she goes. Whether she's in the home of an old friend in Nelson, a gothic church in Dunedin, a refined Christchurch art gallery or a down-at-heel Central Otago gold-rush town, Ginny can never be sure who is watching....