Valley of Lagoons
by Patricia Shaw
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In 1825 the square-rigger Emma Jane sets sail from England, carrying on board convicts bound for the penal colonies and a handful of paying passengers determined to brave the perilous journey to a new land of opportunity - Australia. The settlers discover that the quickest road to wealth lies in laying claim to vast tracts of cattle-grazing land - though this soon brings them into conflict with fierce Aborigine tribes. Aristocratic Jasin Heselwood, forced to flee England to avoid gambling show more debts, will stop at nothing to join the elite ranks of cattle kings. Double-crossing friend and foe alike, he starts a feud with the Irish squatter Pace MacNamara that has tragic consequences for both their families. But it is the women who are the true pioneers: Jasin's spoilt wife, Georgina, who refuses to be crushed by his ruthlessness or by his infidelities; and the convict girl Dolour, who is to be his Nemesis... show lessTags
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Born in Melbourne, Patricia Shaw worked as a teacher, political journalist and an oral historian, before pursuing a literary career. Her books have sold over 5.4 million copies worldwide. (Publisher Provided)
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- Canonical title*
- Südland
- Original title
- Valley of Lagoons
- Original publication date
- 1989
- Epigraph*
- Die Geschichte Australiens liest sich nicht wie Historie, sondern wie die wunderbarsten Lügen ... Sie ist voller Überraschungen und Abenteuer, voller Ungereimtheiten und Unwahrscheinlichkeiten, aber es ist alles wahr; es is... (show all)t alles wirklich so gewesen.
Mark Twain - First words*
- Eine schwarze Limousine glitt durch die VIP-Einfahrt des La-Guardia-Flughafens und wurde von den Wachposten an der zweiten Kontrollstelle durchgewinkt.
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