Synopsis
Set in Sydney Cove, 200 years ago, an upright man is in charge of staging a play and, in so doing, helping convicts to reform. As his involvement with the play and his love for the lead actress grows, his hitherto strong resolutions and moral principles are severely put to the test. The author's book "Schindler's Ark" was the winner of the Booker Prize in 1982 whilst his novels "The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith", "Gossip From the Forest" and "Confederates" have all been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He has also written "Outback", an account of life in Central Australia.
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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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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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