Convict Chains

by Philip Markham

It is 1837. Peter Warren is seduced by the enigmatic nobleman Richard Bankworth. He is promised an escape from his life of poverty, on the London streets, but there is a terrible price to pay.Wrongly convicted of theft, he is transported to Australia -- a savage land where a young man with good looks has to live by his wits among the sex-starved unfortunates and their guards.

240 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1998

Reviews

[Sue]

I enjoyed the history in this book. It has some detailed information on the prisoner ships sent to Australia from England. The story was okay but very slow in places. Once the main characters-Peter and Robert-arrived in Australia the story picked up. Unfortunately that was over half way through the book.