{"product_id":"another-country-another-life-9781459708402","title":"Another Country Another Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young law clerk from England falls in love in 19th-century New York and reinvents himself in Canada. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuiet Isaac Jelfs led many lives: a scapegoated law clerk in England; a soldier in the mad Crimean War; a lawyer on swirling Broadway Avenue in New York. His escape from each was wrapped in deep secrecy. He eventually reached Canada, in 1869, with a new wife and a changed name. In his new home  the remote wilderness of Muskoka  he crafted yet another persona for himself. In \u003ci\u003eAnother Country, Another Life\u003c\/i\u003e, his great-grandson traces that long-hidden journey, exposing Isaac Jelfs' covered tracks and the reasons for his double life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a compelling life story, in terms of both history and mystery, with a richly drawn context about the fledgling province of Ontario in the early post-Confederation years. * The Bracebridge Examiner *\u003cbr\u003e. . . a rare gem about early Canadian pioneers. -- Peter Mansbridge","brand":"Dundurn Group Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359432442199,"sku":"9781459708402","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781459708402.jpg?v=1754124631","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/another-country-another-life-9781459708402","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}