Temperance

Will Tottie accept Dan's decision to leave Coalville Australia and emigrate to New Zealand? It appears to be a hopeless goal for Dan to achieve as Tottie has become a headstrong woman who knows what she wants. As the cuckoo clock chimes midnight, farewelling the 18th century, thoughts are about what lies ahead for the family?Readers of recent history will become involved in a world of fast-moving social changes, fears, and emotional responses to war tension. Will Tottie overcome her insecurities caused by the effects of her background where alcohol abuse left its sting? Do the temperance movements in the Otago gold mining communities make a difference? As WW1 comes to an end, the family adjust, understanding the upcoming generation of the 20th century will be part of the new modern world post-war Colony the swinging 1920s is about to begin.