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Copperopolis
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- Book Synopsis
- 1860s Swansea, where copper can make your fortune - at a price. John runs away to sea to escape rural poverty. The ocean fuels his wanderlust and he becomes a master mariner. Margaret, a fiery Gower farmer's daughter, falls in love with his adventurous spirit. A pioneering woman of her era, she learns to navigate, and they sail together, sharing a passion for the ocean. When John's ship is wrecked, rumours that it was scuttled jeopardise his reputation. Short of options, John gambles on the copper trade with Chile, skippering a ship round Cape Horn - the ultimate test of seamanship but a graveyard for crews. Meanwhile, Margaret uncovers the damage copper inflicts on Swansea's community, causing destitution and deadly pollution, as smelter Vernon grows rich. Horrified, she collaborates with shipowners conspiring to wrest control from Vernon. But when Vernon discovers the plot, the family's reputation and livelihood is at stake…
- About The Author
- A keen amateur sailor and navigator, Carolyn Morgan has always been fascinated by her great-great grandfather John Clement, who skippered ships around Cape Horn to Chile for the 1880s copper trade in Swansea. Following a career in magazines, she studied writing with Curtis Brown Creative. Her debut novel, Copperopolis, was highly commended in the Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair 2024.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781835744840
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The Book Guild Publishing, (28 August 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 384
- Weight
- 334 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 x 26.9 mm
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