South of Darkness

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title South of Darkness
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Marsden
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:384
Dimensions(mm): Height 231,Width 154
Category/GenreHistorical fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9781743535455
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Pan Macmillan Australia
Imprint Macmillan Australia
Publication Date 24 November 2015
Publication Country Australia

Description

A riveting story of courage, hope and extraordinary adventure. "You will hardly read a more fascinating account of a convict's voyage to Australia" Australian Book Review Thirteen-year-old Barnaby Fletch is a bag-and-bones orphan in London in the late 1700s. Barnaby lives on his wits and ill-gotten gains, on streets seething with the press of the throng and shadowed by sinister figures. Life is a precarious business. When he hears of a paradise on the other side of the world- a place called Botany Bay - he decides to commit a crime and get himself transported to a new life, a better life. To succeed, he must survive the trials of Newgate Prison, the stinking hull of a prison ship and the unknown terrors of a journey across the world. And Botany Bay is far from the paradise Barnaby has imagined. When his past and present suddenly collide, he is soon fleeing for his life - once again.

Author Biography

John Marsden grew up in three states of Australia, and now lives in Victoria. John started his own school in 2006. Candlebark is in a beautiful forest near Hanging Rock, and is John's proudest achievement. John has published more than 40 books, including the bestselling The Tomorrow Series. John is one of Australia's biggest selling and most awarded authors.