{"product_id":"2026200005003-secondhand-my-love-must-wait-the-story-of-matthew-flinders","title":"My Love Must Wait: The Story Of Matthew Flinders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good             ,              ex-library\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Ex-library with usual markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: usual wear on jacket, slightly faded spine. Pages crisp and clean\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sweeping work of biographical historical fiction, My Love Must Wait: The Story of Matthew Flinders chronicles the extraordinary life of the pioneering British navigator and cartographer who first circumnavigated and mapped the Australian continent in the early nineteenth century. Ernestine Hill brings Flinders to vivid life, tracing his relentless ambition, his groundbreaking voyages aboard ships like the Investigator, and the personal sacrifices demanded by a life devoted to exploration — most poignantly, his long separation from his beloved wife, Ann. Written with lyrical passion and meticulous historical grounding, the narrative illustrates how Flinders endured shipwreck, imprisonment by the French on Mauritius, and years of agonizing delay before he could return to England, all while racing against failing health to complete his monumental charts and journals. Hill presents this forgotten hero with the reverence and drama his legacy deserves, crafting a portrait of a man whose courage and scientific dedication helped define the very shape of a nation. Rich in period detail and emotional depth, it stands as one of the great Australian historical novels of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48755498975451,"sku":"2026200005003-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/885c5262-430b-46ee-a958-12bc38576ecf.png?v=1778221175","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200005003-secondhand-my-love-must-wait-the-story-of-matthew-flinders","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}