The Trader's Sister

Ismay Deagan longs to leave Ireland and join her brother in Australia, but her father's insistence on an arranged marriage complicates her plans. After escaping her predicament by disguising herself as a widow, she embarks on a voyage that leads to unexpected adventures across Suez, Ceylon, and Singapore. Along the way, she forms a connection with a fellow traveler, Adam Treagar, whose own secrets and her past threaten the possibility of a new beginning in Australia.