South of Darkness

South of Darkness

by John Marsden
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 28/10/2014

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A riveting story of courage, hope and extraordinary adventure.


"You will hardly read a more fascinating account of a convict's voyage to Australia" Australian Book Review


Thirteen-year-old Barnaby Fletch is a bag-and-bones orphan in London in the late 1700s.


Barnaby lives on his wits and ill-gotten gains, on streets seething with the press of the throng and shadowed by sinister figures. Life is a precarious business.


When he hears of a paradise on the other side of the world- a place called Botany Bay - he decides to commit a crime and get himself transported to a new life, a better life.


To succeed, he must survive the trials of Newgate Prison, the stinking hull of a prison ship and the unknown terrors of a journey across the world.


And Botany Bay is far from the paradise Barnaby has imagined. When his past and present suddenly collide, he is soon fleeing for his life - once again.

ISBN:
9781743531570
9781743531570
Category:
Historical fiction
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
28-10-2014
Language:
English
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan Australia
John Marsden

John Marsden is Australia's bestselling author for teenagers and a highly acclaimed picture book writer. His previous titles include Winter, The Head Book, The Boy You Brought Home and Millie.

John Marsden lives at the Tye Estate, just outside of Melbourne, where he opened a school called Candlebark in January 2006. The school currently has 52 students, ranging from Prep to Year 7.

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