A lively; unconventional love story set amid real figures from nineteenth-century theatre; from the author of the best-selling The Denniston Rose.The little French girl; Lily Alouette; was singing and dancing almost as soon as she could walk; and performing became as much a part of her as breathing. When she is left an orphan in an unfamiliar country after her parents have emigrated to the goldfields; it is performing in a circus that offers survival. Later she takes to the stage in both Australia and New Zealand; which is where she attracts the attention of two men. One is the faithful Jack Lacey; the other is the renowned pirate Bully Hayes. While Jack has to compete with both Bully and the theatre to win Lilys attention; Lily finds she must share Jack; too. This lively; unconventional love story is set amid real figures from nineteenth-century theatre; giving a vivid and entertaining picture of the life of actors and circus performers; of gold miners; of horse breeders; of colonial settlers. Filtered through a unique and intriguing narrative; it is page-turning; heart-warming and full of surprises.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent reference guide and totally WORTH IT!!!By Darlene D.A fantastic book and must have for Photoshop users!!! Theres a lot of content in here and its quite a read and you will learn a lot!! In my opinion. this is a great book for mainly intermediate users. Beginners might have a hard time following thru the manual because they will encounter a few missing instructions in the step-by-step tutorial. Somehow I can imagine some readers will end up scratching their heads with frustrations but dont get discouraged. theres a lot to learn. This is a great book to have in conjunction with Photoshop Bible and YouTube tutorials. This book is massive. with 862 pages. but no CD. I dont mind not having the CD at all because I prefer to flip thru pages or search the index... but its comprehensive (too much at times). easy to navigate. its an excellent reference guide. and its WORTH IT!!!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I love Photoshop and Adobe IllustratorBy Mr. Terry MillerI have a dozen Photoshop CS6 books. I was looking specifically for one that covered Photoshop Actions in depth. I have owned CS6 for about a decade. With this book I have found features I was previously unaware of. I have owned Photoshop since the first release when it was Mac only and didnt support Windows. I love Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. That said. I will never get another copy. I dont do subscriptions. Anyway. This is without doubt the very best Photoshop book I have found. It is indeed "The Missing Manual". I want to thank the authors for providing such an in depth and easily understood book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. An excellent book. written for a very advanced program.By G.B.Ive been using Photoshop for a while. but like many. felt that I had never gotten into the meat of what it can really do. When I decided to upgrade to CS6 Extended. I felt that to justify spending that much money I needed to use the program at a much higher level than in the past. I. typically. dislike manuals that come with a high end product. mostly. because of the technical level in which they are written and the amount of research and time one has to put in in order to understand the language. I reviewed the available books and bought this one. primarily. because of the recommendations and comments of other customer reviews. and so far. have no disappointments at all. The book is written in a simple and understandable way. walking one through the different aspects of the programs capabilities. one step at a time. in a very logical fashion. From the first page it gives one the confidence and excitement to continue. that the author is thoroughly capable of writing in a language that most. beginners to advanced product users. will understand and that her intent is to do everything possible to give one the confidence needed to learn such a difficult and complex program as Photoshop. I am totally looking forward to working through the challenges presented in The Missing Manual.
