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In 1789 in Sydney Cove, the remotest penal colony of the British Empire, a group of convicts and one of their captors unite to stage a play.

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Formidably good . . . strong, subtle, echoing and profound * The Sunday Times *
A magnificent and moving documentary, a tribute to his roots * Mail on Sunday *
He seizes with stunning effect on an event far more bizarre than any fiction * New Statesman *
An excellent novel * Independent *
The literary joy here has more to do with how individual each characterisation is, each one tuned to another note of Keneally's rich, strong prose * Kirkus Reviews *
This is Mr Keneally at his best * Daily Telegraph *
Punchy, highly intelligent * Financial Times *
Mingles meticulous research with lucid characterisation * Daily Mail *
The best Australian writer alive * Auberon Waugh *

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    A Paperback / softback by Thomas Keneally

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      Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
      Publication Date: 01/11/1988
      ISBN13: 9780340422632, 978-0340422632
      ISBN10: 0340422637
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In 1789 in Sydney Cove, the remotest penal colony of the British Empire, a group of convicts and one of their captors unite to stage a play.

      Trade Review
      Formidably good . . . strong, subtle, echoing and profound * The Sunday Times *
      A magnificent and moving documentary, a tribute to his roots * Mail on Sunday *
      He seizes with stunning effect on an event far more bizarre than any fiction * New Statesman *
      An excellent novel * Independent *
      The literary joy here has more to do with how individual each characterisation is, each one tuned to another note of Keneally's rich, strong prose * Kirkus Reviews *
      This is Mr Keneally at his best * Daily Telegraph *
      Punchy, highly intelligent * Financial Times *
      Mingles meticulous research with lucid characterisation * Daily Mail *
      The best Australian writer alive * Auberon Waugh *

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