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  The Metropolitan Emigrant

  John Galt

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  The Metropolitan Emigrant by John Galt is a poignant narrative that explores the challenges and disillusionments faced by emigrants seeking a new life in Canada. The story follows the journey of a group of hopeful settlers who leave London in search of prosperity and opportunity in the New World.

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  The Settlement

  Jock Serong

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  In The Settlement, Jock Serong reimagines in urgent, compelling prose the ill-fated exploits of George Augustus Robinson at the settlement of Wybalenna—a venture whose blinkered, self-interested cruelty might stand for the colonial enterprise itself. 
   
  On the windswept point of an island at the edge of van Diemen’s Land, the Commandant huddles with a small force of white men and women. 
   
  He has gathered together, under varying degrees of coercion and duress, the last of the Tasmanians, or so he believes. His purpose is to save them—from a number of things, but most pressingly from the murderous intent of the pastoral settlers on their country. 
   
  The orphans Whelk and Pipi, fighting for their survival against the malevolent old man they know as the Catechist, watch as almost everything about this situation proves resistant to the Commandant’s will. The wind, the spread of disease, the strange black dog that floats in on the prow of a wrecked ship… 
   
  But above all the Chief, the leader of the exiles, before whom the Commandant performs a perverse, intimate dance of violence and betrayal. 
   
  ‘An extraordinarily vivid imagining of one of the most significant encounters in Australian history.’ AMANDA LOHREY 
   
  ‘Grips from the first page. It’s unsentimental, truthful and profound – all in a milieu effortlessly imagined.’ DON WATSON

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  Crown's Secret The: Book summary...

  Margot Langley

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  This content is an independent and unofficial summary created for informational and educational purposes only. It is not affiliated with, authorized, approved, licensed, or endorsed by the original author or publisher. All rights to the original work belong to its respective copyright holders. This summary is not intended to substitute the original book, but to offer a concise overview and interpretation of its main ideas.
   
  
  The Crown's Secret is a spellbinding tale of hidden truths, royal intrigue, and the quiet power that lies behind the throne. In a kingdom gripped by tradition and deception, a mysterious figure uncovers a secret buried deep within the royal bloodline—one that could unravel the foundation of the realm. As shadows gather and loyalties are tested, the battle for truth becomes more dangerous than any war. With lush world-building, razor-sharp tension, and a protagonist caught between destiny and discretion, The Crown's Secret invites listeners into a world where silence is survival, and the most powerful weapon is the truth no one dares to speak. Perfect for fans of political fantasy and slow-burning suspense, this audiobook is a gripping exploration of legacy, sacrifice, and the secrets that shape empires.

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  The Settlers

  Vivian Stuart

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  A RAW LAND DRENCHED IN BLOOD, PASSION, AND DREAMS...The third book in the dramatic and intriguing story about the colonisation of Australia: a country built on blood, passion, and dreams.England sends convicts to Australia, but among them, there are hard-working men and women who wish to create a new life for themselves. The same desire is shared by those who are free — but it will be a gruelling fight for survival.And the strong, young, and stubborn Jenny Taggart does not give up ...Rebels and outcasts, they fled halfway across the earth to settle the harsh Australian wastelands. Decades later — ennobled by love and strengthened by tragedy — they had transformed a wilderness into a fertile land. And themselves into The Australians.

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  The Portraitist - A Novel of...

  Susanne Dunlap

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  Based on a true story, this is the tale of Adélaïe Labille-Guiard’s fight to take her rightful place in the competitive art world of eighteenth-century Paris.  
  With a beautiful rival who’s better connected and better trained than she is, Adélaïde faces an uphill battle. Her love affair with her young instructor in oil painting gives rise to suspicions that he touches up her work, and her decision to make much-needed money by executing erotic pastels threatens to create as many problems as it solves. Meanwhile, her rival goes from strength to strength, becoming Marie Antoinette’s official portraitist and gaining entrance to the elite Académie Royale at the same time as Adélaïde. 
  When at last Adélaïde earns her own royal appointment and receives a massive commission from a member of the royal family, the timing couldn’t be worse: it’s 1789, and with the fall of the Bastille her world is turned upside down by political chaos and revolution. With danger around every corner in her beloved Paris, she must find a way adjust to the new order, carving out a life and a career all over again—and stay alive in the process.

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  The Orphans of Mersea House

  Marty Wingate

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  England, 1957. Olive Kersey’s only love never returned from World War II, and now she’s alone and penniless. Then the last person she ever expected to see again returns to Southwold. Olive’s childhood friend, Margery Paxton, arrives to claim her inheritance: Mersea House, a stately old home she plans to turn into the town’s only lodging. Olive’s life takes a sunny turn when Margery hires her to run the establishment. But Mersea House holds its own mysteries—and its own dangers. First, rumors begin to fly when two enigmatic lodgers move in: Hugh Hodson, manager of the town cinema, and Mrs. Abigail Claypool, a recluse and war widow. And then the completely unexpected happens: Margery is informed she has a new ward, eleven-year-old Juniper Wyckes, the orphaned daughter of Margery’s first love. Mrs. Lucie Pagett, Children’s Officer at the local authority, informs Margery that Juniper was severely stricken with polio as a child and makes clear that she could be taken away if her welfare is in jeopardy. The past is never far behind for the inhabitants of Mersea House, and looming secrets may destroy the friendships they've created.

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