Skylark

by Jenny Pattrick

paperback edition in good condition. publ 2012. 

Orphaned on the Otago goldfields, Lily Alouette, survives by performing in a circus. Later taking to the stage in NZ and Australia and attracting the attention of two men - one the faithful Jack Lacey, the other a renowned pirate, Billy Hayes. 

Set amid real figures from 19th Century theatre and gold miners, horse breeders and colonial settlers - this novel features plenty of that historical narrative that Pattrick does so well.