* Format (such as paperback, hardcover, ebook, audiobook, etc): paperback
* Description: “Told in the first person, Burnham’s portrayal of Swallow is both nuanced and unflinching.” – Katy Briggs, Books+Publishing.
The true story of William Swallow – Australian convict and the last man put on trial for piracy in an English court.
It’s 1829 and Swallow has been sent to Van Diemen’s Land – for the second time. He is sentenced to die in the hell-hole known as Sarah Island. But he has other ideas. On the journey from Hobart to his final prison, he rallies his fellow convicts and leads them to mutiny. Bruised by the betrayal of John, a fellow convict, friend, and lover, William plans to sail back home to England. Back to his wife Susannah and their young children.
* Title: Swallow
* Author(s) name(s): Alexandria Burnham
* ISBN (or ASIN): 1923044524
* Publisher: WestWords Books
* Publication Date Year: 2025
* Publication Date Month: November
* Publication Date Day: 01
* Page count: 460
* Format (such as paperback, hardcover, ebook, audiobook, etc): paperback
* Description: “Told in the first person, Burnham’s portrayal of Swallow is both nuanced and unflinching.” – Katy Briggs, Books+Publishing.
The true story of William Swallow – Australian convict and the last man put on trial for piracy in an English court.
It’s 1829 and Swallow has been sent to Van Diemen’s Land – for the second time. He is sentenced to die in the hell-hole known as Sarah Island. But he has other ideas. On the journey from Hobart to his final prison, he rallies his fellow convicts and leads them to mutiny. Bruised by the betrayal of John, a fellow convict, friend, and lover, William plans to sail back home to England. Back to his wife Susannah and their young children.
* Language (for non-English books): N/A (English)
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