Cleansing the Colony by Kristyn Harman | PB Autobiography / Biography This catalogue says nothing of

This catalogue says nothing of the privations and aspirations of an invisible colonial woman who built in flesh and blood what the men around her built with water and stone

Under Martial Law: In the late 1960s eight school children are forced to defend their town from a raging bushfire after they find themselves left behind in an abandoned forestry settlement

A brilliant debut novel from an important young Tasmanian voice

A dramatic and moving account of the convict experience in colonial Australia

Cleansing the Colony by Kristyn Harman | PB Autobiography / Biography This catalogue says nothing ofCleansing the Colony: Transporting convicts from New Zealand to Van Diemen's Land Its no secret that Van Diemens Land was a penal colony for British convicts. Yet surprisingly at least 110 New Zealand prisoners were also transported to the island in the nineteenth century to serve time as convict labourers. In examining the remarkable experiences of unremarkable people, this fascinating book provides insights into the lives of people like William