Catherine GaskinHistorical Fiction · Romance·1929–2009
Sara Dane
Synopsis
Sara Dane is an unforgettable woman, as strong and beautiful as the untamed Australian landscape she helps shape. Fiercely proud yet devoted to her children, Sara embodies the spirit of her wild country.
Her story, set in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, chronicles the birth of New South Wales from a penal colony to a land of peace and contentment.
From her unjust conviction in England and arrival at Botany Bay in 1792, to her triumphant return to London, Sara's life is filled with passion and the men who loved her, including her childhood sweetheart, a cunning empire-builder, an Irish rebel, and a mysterious French émigré.
How it reads
Prose complexity 4/10