The Soldier's Curse
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the unforgiving wilderness of colonial New South Wales, a man condemned by society becomes the most unlikely of investigators. The Soldier's Curse introduces Hugh Monsarrat, a convict of uncommon intelligence and education, assigned as a clerk to a remote penal outpost on the wild shores of Port Macquarie. When the beloved wife of the settlement's commandant falls mysteriously ill and a soldier is found dead, Monsarrat — aided by the sharp-witted housekeeper Mrs Mulrooney — must uncover the truth before an innocent man is hanged for a crime he did not commit. The first instalment in The Monsarrat Series, this novel masterfully chronicles the brutal social hierarchies, moral contradictions, and raw humanity of early nineteenth-century Australia. Meg and Tom Keneally write with a sure and vivid hand, rendering a world where freedom is a distant dream and justice is anything but certain. Rich in period detail and propulsive in pace, the narrative illuminates how power, prejudice, and survival collide on the colonial frontier — leaving the reader to wonder whether, in a society built on chains, justice can ever truly be free.
Author: Meg And Tom Keneally
Format: Paperback
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the unforgiving wilderness of colonial New South Wales, a man condemned by society becomes the most unlikely of investigators. The Soldier's Curse introduces Hugh Monsarrat, a convict of uncommon intelligence and education, assigned as a clerk to a remote penal outpost on the wild shores of Port Macquarie. When the beloved wife of the settlement's commandant falls mysteriously ill and a soldier is found dead, Monsarrat — aided by the sharp-witted housekeeper Mrs Mulrooney — must uncover the truth before an innocent man is hanged for a crime he did not commit. The first instalment in The Monsarrat Series, this novel masterfully chronicles the brutal social hierarchies, moral contradictions, and raw humanity of early nineteenth-century Australia. Meg and Tom Keneally write with a sure and vivid hand, rendering a world where freedom is a distant dream and justice is anything but certain. Rich in period detail and propulsive in pace, the narrative illuminates how power, prejudice, and survival collide on the colonial frontier — leaving the reader to wonder whether, in a society built on chains, justice can ever truly be free.