About this ebook
Discover the moving novel based on a true story about a woman triumphing against overwhelming odds, from the international bestseller Lesley Pearse
She made one mistake, and now she'll never see home again . . .
Mary, a Cornish mariner's daughter, makes the biggest mistake of her short life when she steals a silk hat. Convicted and sentenced to be transported to Australia, she endures horrific conditions aboard ship before landing in a brutal and barbaric country.
It will take all her courage just to survive.
But Mary is also determined to make something of herself in this rugged man's world.
And she dreams that one day she will find a way of crossing the cruel seas that lie between her and home . . .
_________
'With characters it is impossible not to care about . . . this is storytelling at its very best' Daily Mail
'An emotional and moving epic you won't forget in a hurry' Woman's Weekly
'Utterly riveting, brilliant' Closer
She made one mistake, and now she'll never see home again . . .
Mary, a Cornish mariner's daughter, makes the biggest mistake of her short life when she steals a silk hat. Convicted and sentenced to be transported to Australia, she endures horrific conditions aboard ship before landing in a brutal and barbaric country.
It will take all her courage just to survive.
But Mary is also determined to make something of herself in this rugged man's world.
And she dreams that one day she will find a way of crossing the cruel seas that lie between her and home . . .
_________
'With characters it is impossible not to care about . . . this is storytelling at its very best' Daily Mail
'An emotional and moving epic you won't forget in a hurry' Woman's Weekly
'Utterly riveting, brilliant' Closer
Ratings and reviews
4.7
68 reviews
Diane
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February 6, 2016
I love Lesleys writing. I did not want to stop reading. I felt Mary's happiness and also her sadness. All her characters touch me deeply. Loved it!!!
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Elaine Hazell
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June 7, 2017
What an amazing story,I cried, I laughed I have never read a story as compelling as this and to think it was based on true facts as well and so well written,I couldn't put this book down literally
Yurisa Bachoo
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November 13, 2021
Another captivating read from Lesley Pearse. Very interesting and very heart breaking true story 💔
About the author
International bestselling author Lesley Pearse has lived a life as rich with incidents, setbacks and joys as any found in her novels. By the mid-sixties she was living in London, sharing flats, partying hard and married to a trumpet player in a jazz-rock band. She has also worked as a nanny and a Playboy bunny, owned a gift shop and designed and made clothes to sell to boutiques. It was only after having one son and three daughters that Lesley began to write. She published her first book at forty-nine and has not looked back since. Lesley is still a party girl.
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