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Gentle Harrie Clarke felt like she was coming apart at the seams; haunted by the earlier actions of her friends, Friday Woolfe, Sarah Morgan and herself where a man had died (admittedly he had deserved it), she couldn’t stop her thoughts going there continually. Her guilt was eating her up and blackness was creeping into her soul. To take her mind off her troubles, Harrie agreed to learn the art of tattooing when local tattooist Leo offered her the job. She was to practise on Friday, but Friday
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Another enjoyable chapter in the long-running saga of the brave convict girls, fighting their way to a new life in the rough world of early 19th century Sydney.
The remaining three of the four young girls who were transported from England have settled into different roles but have maintained their close connection with each other. The orphaned baby daughter of the extremely fair, sunny fourth girl is in care back at the Female Factory, the place they all fear being sent back to if they don’t ...more
Another enjoyable chapter in the long-running saga of the brave convict girls, fighting their way to a new life in the rough world of early 19th century Sydney.
The remaining three of the four young girls who were transported from England have settled into different roles but have maintained their close connection with each other. The orphaned baby daughter of the extremely fair, sunny fourth girl is in care back at the Female Factory, the place they all fear being sent back to if they don’t ...more
Love the audiobook of this - Helen Duff does a great job with all the different characters' voices!
It's funny - despite Friday's profuse swearing, her work as a prostitute, her heavy drinking, and the general description of some of the seedier aspects of Sydney life in the 1800s, not to mention the more criminal aspects, I'm really quite enjoying this series! I am looking forward to reading the final book. Although, then it will be over! ...more
It's funny - despite Friday's profuse swearing, her work as a prostitute, her heavy drinking, and the general description of some of the seedier aspects of Sydney life in the 1800s, not to mention the more criminal aspects, I'm really quite enjoying this series! I am looking forward to reading the final book. Although, then it will be over! ...more
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