| Author: | Don Douglas | ISBN: | 9781925046441 |
| Publisher: | Boolarong Press | Publication: | May 2, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Don Douglas |
| ISBN: | 9781925046441 |
| Publisher: | Boolarong Press |
| Publication: | May 2, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
This book, the first in a series, tells the harrowing story of a young girl kidnapped by aborigines, her sufferings under cruel master, until she escapes and finds her independence by adopting a male persona and turning to a life of crime.
It is a story of a woman's strength of character and courage in overcoming enormous difficulties in her early years and surviving in a harsh male environment.
From harsh beginnings in the mid nineteenth century the enigmatic Elijah Henry evolves to lead a band of bushrangers who become the focus of law enforcement in the fledgling state of Queensland.
When the doggedly determined Detective O’Reilly becomes their nemesis Elijah defiantly responds by staging the gang’s most brazen coup, risking all in the process.
This book, the first in a series, tells the harrowing story of a young girl kidnapped by aborigines, her sufferings under cruel master, until she escapes and finds her independence by adopting a male persona and turning to a life of crime.
It is a story of a woman's strength of character and courage in overcoming enormous difficulties in her early years and surviving in a harsh male environment.
From harsh beginnings in the mid nineteenth century the enigmatic Elijah Henry evolves to lead a band of bushrangers who become the focus of law enforcement in the fledgling state of Queensland.
When the doggedly determined Detective O’Reilly becomes their nemesis Elijah defiantly responds by staging the gang’s most brazen coup, risking all in the process.
