The best-selling author of The Thorn Birds returns with another
saga set in Australia, this time unfolding during the American War
of Independence. Gunsmith and Bristol taverner Richard Morgan finds
himself a convicted felon after being set up by scheming
adversaries. He, like countless other convicts, is sent to the
unknown continent of Australia and begins a new life that develops
into something infinitely more rewarding over the years. This
historical saga bears the signs of exhaustive research but never
truly takes flight. Based on fact - the Morgan of the title is a
real historical figure related to the author's husband - a
potentially fascinating story is hindered by a lack of persuasive
characterization. (Kirkus UK)
It was one of the greatest human experiments ever undertaken: to populate an unknown land with the criminal, the unloved and the unwanted of English society. Amid conditions of brutality that paralleled those of slavery, 'The First Fleet' was sent to a place no European but the legendary Captain Cook had ever seen. Left to live or die on the hostile Australian continent, these convicts - and their equally isolated guards - occupy the centre of Colleen McCullough's compelling new epic. Richard Morgan - convicted felon and educated, intelligent, resourceful man - finds the will to survive, experience the joys of love, and finally make an indelible mark upon the new frontier.
A thoroughly researched historical saga rich in romance, adventure and unforgettable characters, Morgan's Run has the makings of a modern classic.
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