Large print book
The exiles : a novel / Christina Baker Kline.
"Seduced by her employer's son, Evangeline, a naïve young governess in early nineteenth-century London, is discharged when her pregnancy is discovered and sent to the notorious Newgate Prison. After months in the fetid, overcrowded jail, she learns she is sentenced to 'the land beyond the seas,' Van Diemen's Land, a penal colony in Australia. Though uncertain of what awaits, Evangeline knows one thing: the child she carries will be born on the months-long voyage to this distant land. During the journey on a repurposed slave ship, the Medea, Evangeline strikes up a friendship with Hazel, a girl little older than her former pupils who was sentenced to seven years transport for stealing a silver spoon. Canny where Evangeline is guileless, Hazel--a skilled midwife and herbalist--is soon offering home remedies to both prisoners and sailors in return for a variety of favors."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063028944 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 437 pages : colour map ; 23 cm
- Edition: First Harper Large Print edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | Exile (Punishment) > Fiction. Women > Australia > Fiction. Female friendship > Fiction. Penal colonies > Australia > History > Fiction. Large type books. Australia > History > 19th century > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Louise Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Public Library | LP KLI (Text) | 36761000123526 | Large Print | Volume hold | Available | - |
