Imagine travelling to the other side of the world on a sailing ship at the tender age of sixteen. In 1870 Eleanor Black left her family in Ireland and everything she'd ever known to marry a stranger in New Zealand. This is the story of her journey to Christchurch, on to the goldfields of Otago and her life in Queenstown and Clyde. There are moments of heartache and moments of joy, natural disasters and significant events. The history and geography of the South Island of New Zealand, particularly Central Otago, set the scene for this work of fiction based on actual events that occurred during Eleanor's lifetime.