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New South Wales, 1872: From a life of poverty in his native Glasgow, Alexander Kinross acquires a fortune traveling the globe and lands on a continent where self-made men can inherit the world.
Now immensely wealthy, the former boilermaker's apprentice founds a gold-mining town, and sends to Scotland for a bride, his young cousin Elizabeth. Bearing Alex two daughters, alone and isolated in his massive house save for the Chinese servants, naรฏve Elizabeth vies for Alex's affections with headstrong Ruby, his mistress and business partner.
As their lives of passion, tragedy, and discovery entwine, Alex, whose golden touch built a dynasty, must find within himself the loyalty and compassion that home and family demand of every man-or risk losing that which is most precious in this enthralling saga that brings to life the vibrant personalities and explosive issues that shaped Australia
