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The Soldier's Curse: Book one - The Monsarrat Series
Author: Meg and Tom Keneally
Soft cover, fair condition.
The Soldier's Curse by Meg Keneally and Thomas Keneally is a historical crime novel set in the brutal Port Macquarie penal settlement in 1820s colonial Australia. The story follows Hugh Monsarrat, a well-educated convict transported for forgery, who serves as clerk to the settlement’s commandant while longing for freedom. When the commandant’s wife, Honora, dies from what is revealed to be poisoning, suspicion falls on the intelligent housekeeper Hannah Mulrooney, one of Hugh’s closest companions. Convinced of her innocence, Monsarrat investigates the murder himself, uncovering secrets, rivalries, and abuses of power within the harsh convict system. Blending mystery, historical detail, and social commentary, the novel explores justice, survival, class divisions, and the realities of early colonial Australia. (catalogue.nla.gov.au)
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