Sunswept

by Leigh Bristol

From Publishers Weekly
Bristol ( Hearts of Fire ) embeds a tender romance within a brooding, complex tale of destiny, courage and resourcefulness. Set in 19th-century Sydney during the height of the forced transportation to Australia of British convicts (who, upon their arrival, were indentured to English merchants and gentry), the novel follows a wronged servant girl, Gladys, who is deported after defending herself from a rapacious earl. Fate intervenes to give her a new identity that provides a chance to help others equally innocent. But the force of events inevitably brings her back together with the earl and the artist who risked his own reputation to thrash her attacker, and once again places her future in their hands. Bristol tells her story with impressive economy, conjuring a character with a few telling details and building suspense through a succession of underplayed incidents. Her compassion and warmth for the underdog contrasts sharply with the asperity in her presentation of decadent nobility.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

344 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Donna Ball and Shannon Harper write under the pseudonyms: Taylor Brady and Leigh Bristol.

Reviews

[Shalene Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is book was beautifully written. It almost had an artistic quality to the words. It spans across continents and years. The plot is solid, and the settings are clear. I just wanted more from this book. More dialogue, more time between the main characters. More of the romance...

[Irene · Rating 1 out of 5]

Don't know why, but I couldn't make myself finish reading this one. Even though, I like romances and I like that time frame, but it just didn't click for me or something. I reached almost 100th page and still nothing really happened. And at the beginning some bits and pieces are missing, e.g. how the main heroes got to the ship etc.