Storm Of Time
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A sweeping work of Australian historical fiction, Storm of Time chronicles the turbulent early years of the New South Wales colony in the early nineteenth century, weaving together the lives of convicts, soldiers, free settlers, and Indigenous Australians against a backdrop of political upheaval and human struggle. Eleanor Dark presents the Rum Rebellion of 1808 as its dramatic centerpiece, illustrating how the clash between Governor William Bligh and the powerful New South Wales Corps tore apart a fragile society still finding its footing on foreign soil. With rich, lyrical prose and a panoramic cast of characters, the novel argues that the foundations of a nation are built not by grand figures alone, but by the countless ordinary lives ground beneath the wheels of history. Dark's narrative is both intimate and epic in scope, uniting personal stories of survival, ambition, and loss with the broader forces shaping a continent. The second volume in the The Timeless Land trilogy, it stands as a landmark of Australian literature — ambitious, compassionate, and unflinching in its portrayal of colonial life.
Author: Eleanor Dark
Format: Hardback
Published: 1966, Collins - Sydney
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A sweeping work of Australian historical fiction, Storm of Time chronicles the turbulent early years of the New South Wales colony in the early nineteenth century, weaving together the lives of convicts, soldiers, free settlers, and Indigenous Australians against a backdrop of political upheaval and human struggle. Eleanor Dark presents the Rum Rebellion of 1808 as its dramatic centerpiece, illustrating how the clash between Governor William Bligh and the powerful New South Wales Corps tore apart a fragile society still finding its footing on foreign soil. With rich, lyrical prose and a panoramic cast of characters, the novel argues that the foundations of a nation are built not by grand figures alone, but by the countless ordinary lives ground beneath the wheels of history. Dark's narrative is both intimate and epic in scope, uniting personal stories of survival, ambition, and loss with the broader forces shaping a continent. The second volume in the The Timeless Land trilogy, it stands as a landmark of Australian literature — ambitious, compassionate, and unflinching in its portrayal of colonial life.