South of Darkness
John Marsden
Publication:
1 November 2014,Macmillan, RRP $44.99, Hardback
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.
A riveting story of courage, hope and
extraordinary adventure.
About the author
John Marsden
grew up in three states of Australia, and now lives in Victoria. John loved
school so much that he started his own. Or, he hated school so much that he
started his own in 2006 so that other kids wouldn't have to go through the
suffering he experienced. 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. Tomorrow When the War Began was made
into a highly successful movie in 2010.
1 comment:
hope there are plans to interview him on the Book Programme :)
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