Southern Cross

by Terry Coleman

The lives and passions of Susannah King, her sea-captain lover Nicholas Baudin, her clashing sons, and a succession of others are played out against the dramatic, turbulent early decades of Australia

Genres: Historical Fiction

434 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

Terry Coleman was born in Bournemouth, England, went to fourteen schools, and then studied English and law at the Universities of Exeter and London. As a foreign correspondent for The Guardian and the London Daily Mail, he has traveled to forty-six countries, three times circumnavigated the world, and interviewed everyone from the former Cassius Clay to the Dalai Lama.

Reviews

[Renee · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. It was written in novel form, but an extremely thorough history of Australia.

[Misfit · Rating 2 out of 5]

*Yawn*

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