Una epopeya fascinante, recomendada por la cr?tica y los libreros, sobre dos familias cuyo destino est? unido para siempre, en el ex?tico marco de Nueva Zelanda. En el pa?s de la nube blanca Londres, 1852: dos chicas emprenden la traves?a en barco hacia Nueva Zelanda. Para ellas significa el comienzo de una nueva vida como futuras esposas de unos hombres a quienes no conocen. Gwyneira, de origen noble, est? prometida al hijo de un magnate de la lana, mientras que Helen, institutriz de profesi?n, ha respondido a la solicitud de matrimonio de un granjero.Ambas deber?n seguir su destino en una tierra a la que se compara con el para?so. Pero ?hallar?n el amor y la felicidad en elextremo opuesto del mundo? La canci?n de los maor?es Nueva Zelanda, 1893. Elaine es la atractiva nieta de Gwyneira, quien un d?a viaj? desde el extremo opuesto del mundo para casarse con un desconocido. De su abuela ha heredado la melena pelirroja y el esp?ritu libre... hasta que William, un misterioso irland?s, irrumpe en su vida y ella cae rendida a sus encantos. Pero entonces, la llegada de su prima Kura, con su sensualidad maor?, cambia el destino de Elaine, y ambas tendr?n que enfrentarsea sus propias decisiones y a los vaivenes de una tierra comparada con el para?so. El grito de la tierra Nueva Zelanda, 1907. La infancia de Gloria, bisnieta de Gwyneira, termina abruptamente cuando es enviada junto a su prima Lilian a un colegia en Gran Breta?a. Una vez all?, Lilian encaja en las costumbres que impone en Viejo Mundo, pero Gloria quiere volver a toda costa a la tierra que la vio nacer, en el extremo opuesto del mundo. Y es ese profundo sentimiento el que la empuja a coger las riendas de su vida e idear un atrevido plan que marcar? su destino para siempre. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A fascinating epic, recommended by critics and booksellers, about two families whose destiny is united forever, in the exotic setting of New Zealand. In the White Cloud Country London, 1852: two girls embark on a boat trip to New Zealand. For them it means the beginning of a new life as future wives of men they've never met. Gwyneira, of noble origin, is betrothed to the son of a wool magnate, while Helen, a governess by profession, has responded to a farmer's request for marriage. Both must follow their destiny in a land that's compared to paradise. But will they find love and happiness on the opposite side of the world? The Song of the Maori New Zealand, 1893. Elaine is the attractive granddaughter of Gwyneira, who one day traveled from the opposite end of the world to marry a stranger. From her grandmother she has inherited red hair and a free spirit... until William, a mysterious Irishman, bursts into her life and she falls head over heels for his charms. But then, the arrival of her cousin Kura, with her Maori sensuality, changes Elaine's destiny, and both will have to face the consequences of their own decisions and the ups and downs of a land compared to paradise. The Cry of the Earth New Zealand, 1907. The childhood of Gloria, Gwyneira's great-granddaughter, ends abruptly when she and her cousin Lilian are sent to a school in Great Britain. Once there, Lilian fits into the customs that are imposed upon them in the Old World, but Gloria wants to return at all costs to the land where she was born, at the opposite end of the world. And it's that deep feeling that pushes her to take control of her life and devise a daring plan that will mark her destiny forever.
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