The gallows bird
Sumner, Barbara2024
Large Print
London, 1830. The child of a cast-out aristocratic mother, Hannah 'Birdie' Bird is a laundry maid with a hidden past and a suspicion that the wealthy family she serves is hers. Longing for beauty and liberation, Birdie risks everything to change her circumstances. She falls into love and crime, committing an audacious silk heist. When she is betrayed, she finds herself swept into a wave of female convicts, transported to the ends of her known world. The journey to Australia drives the women to deep despair. Birdie finds moments of wonder even in this darkest hour, and forms bonds of solidarity with her fellow prisoners. But greater than the trials onboard is the fear of what awaits them in Sydney Cove. What chance does Birdie have of beating the odds? Can she fight her way to the freedom and life she longs for so fiercely?
Main title:
The gallows bird / Barbara Sumner.
Author:
Sumner, Barbara, author
Work:
Edition:
Large print edition.
Imprint:
Leicester : Ulverscroft, Aurora, 2024.
Collation:
450 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Audience:
Adult.
ISBN:
9781399171175
Language:
English
Subject:
Aristocracy (Social class) -- FictionPenal colonies -- Australia -- FictionPenal transportation -- FictionWomen household employees -- FictionWomen prisoners -- FictionAustralia -- History -- 19th century -- FictionLondon (England) -- History -- 19th century -- FictionSydney Cove (N.S.W.) -- FictionLarge print books
BRN:
170169