Voyageurs a novel

On the brink of the War of 1812, fought across the Canadian border with the US, Rachel Greenhow, a Quaker missionary from England disappears in the uncharted wilderness beyond the settled territories. Everyone gives her up for dead. But her brother Mark refuses to give up hope and embarks on an unforgettable search across a vast landscape.The young Canada—its fledging cities and staggering landscape—is brought vividly to life as Mark sets off with the ‘voyageurs', the men who canoe immense distances on the fur-trade route, to discover the truth of Rachel's final journey. As Mark struggles to maintain his religious beliefs in non-violence while all around him men take up arms, he is further disoriented by a young woman who pitches his emotions into turmoil.In VOYAGEURS, Margaret Elphinstone has created a gripping and hugely enjoyable adventure set against the magnificent backdrop of nineteenth-century Canada.