He’s heading far west to untamed territories - presumably beyond the reach of the man who wants his hide. Sinclair hops a train, hobo-style, and rides the rails out of town. Fortunately his landlady is prepared to assist and he manages to avoid being captured or killed. He stands no chance for justice and must flee Toronto at a moment’s notice. For a time, his life is harmonious and fulfilling.įate steps in when he is falsely accused of raping and impregnating a young woman - the daughter of the most powerful, ruthless man in the territory and beyond. He becomes apprenticed to a mentoring goldsmith and finds he has a natural talent for the work. He leaves his parent’s home for a boarding house run by a kind woman who caters to young, single, working men. Sinclair decides he must make his own way in the world. This changes abruptly one night when his father beats him within an inch of his life. Out of obligation, Sinclair is apprenticed to his father as a machinist. He lives at home with a kind and nurturing mother and a father who is never easy, especially when the drink has taken him. The tale opens in Toronto, Ontario - a city booming with growth and opportunity. “Blood and Dust” is set in the 1880s, and I loved it from the first page. Paulson, the Canadian author of the acclaimed “Adam & Grace” mystery/romance series, has given us a story drawn from her country’s past.
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