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A RAW LAND DRENCHED IN BLOOD, PASSION, AND DREAMS Gripped by the searing violence of their heritage, they faced an untamed continent teeming with anarchy, mutiny, and corruption: a savage world seething with human hunger: a rich wilderness that promised a radiant future of peace and hope for unborn generations yet to come. Set against the turbulent epic of a nation's birth is the unforgettable chronicle of Jenny Taggart, a woman whose life would be torn by betrayal, flayed by tragedy, inflamed by love, and sustained by unconquerable determination. From the launching of a perilous dream to its bold and glorious fulfillment, they were... The Settlers
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V. A. Stuart
2 January 1914 – August 1986
Violet Vivian Finlay was born on 2 January 1914 in Berkshire, England, UK, the daughter of Alice Kathleen (née Norton) and Sir Campbell Kirkman Finlay. Her father was the owner and director of Burmah Oil Company Ltd., whose Scottish family also owned James Finlay and Company Ltd. The majority of her childhood and youth was spent in Rangoon, Burma (now also known as Myanmar), where her father worked. During her life, she frequently journeyed between India, Singapore, Java and Sumatra. Although Vivian is well-known by the surname of Stuart, she married four times during her lifetime, and had five children: Gillian Rushton (née Porch), Kim Santow, Jennifer Gooch (née Stuart), and twins Vary …
William Stuart Long
2 January 1914 – August 1986
Violet Vivian Finlay was born on 2 January 1914 in Berkshire, England, UK, the daughter of Alice Kathleen (née Norton) and Sir Campbell Kirkman Finlay. Her father was the owner and director of Burmah Oil Company Ltd., whose Scottish family also owned James Finlay and Company Ltd. The majority of her childhood and youth was spent in Rangoon, Burma (now also known as Myanmar), where her father worked. During her life, she frequently journeyed between India, Singapore, Java and Sumatra. Although Vivian is well-known by the surname of Stuart, she married four times during her lifetime, and had five children: Gillian Rushton (née Porch), Kim Santow, Jennifer Gooch (née Stuart), and twins Vary …
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