简介：CharlotteLockton,awealthy,upperclass,Englishimmigrant,choosestoforgoallofherhomeluxuriestofindherkidnappedbabyson.Shenavigatesherwaythroughtheunrulyandwildworldofthegoldrushin1860sNewZealand,findingunlikelyfriendshipamongstthehustlers,whores,MaoriWarriorsandChineseMiners.Butintheend,shemustfacethemanwhotooktheboy-andbecomethewomansheneverthoughtshedbe.