The Clearing - Morgan Jeannie
The Clearing is a sequel to award winning author Jeannie Morgan’s prize winning first novel, Absence of Manners. Once again she vividly captures the realities and intricacies of life in mid nineteenth century Australia.
Andrew Walters, an unsophisticated colonial lad, is dragged by a long hidden family secret into the tragedy of the Scottish Highland Clearances. At the same time, his own country, Australia, and his own life, are being changed forever by the tumult of the gold rushes. Love, loyalty and betrayal stretch his beliefs and his person. Is any of it worth the struggle?
About Author.
Jeannie Morgan is a retired Secondary English and History teacher who has travelled and lived in Third World countries where upheaval and change of the ancient order are ongoing.She sees parallels to the early years of Australia’s early white settlement. She enjoys researching this history,especially from primary sources,and attempts to share these insights with the reader.
EAN: 9780648293422
The Clearing is a sequel to award winning author Jeannie Morgan’s prize winning first novel, Absence of Manners. Once again she vividly captures the realities and intricacies of life in mid nineteenth century Australia.
Andrew Walters, an unsophisticated colonial lad, is dragged by a long hidden family secret into the tragedy of the Scottish Highland Clearances. At the same time, his own country, Australia, and his own life, are being changed forever by the tumult of the gold rushes. Love, loyalty and betrayal stretch his beliefs and his person. Is any of it worth the struggle?
About Author.
Jeannie Morgan is a retired Secondary English and History teacher who has travelled and lived in Third World countries where upheaval and change of the ancient order are ongoing.She sees parallels to the early years of Australia’s early white settlement. She enjoys researching this history,especially from primary sources,and attempts to share these insights with the reader.
EAN: 9780648293422