Redemption

How would you respond if your death sentence was commuted to life on an island prison half a world away?

Robert Bright and Mary Ann Goulding are beginning life on the island prison of Van Diemen's Land, serving their sentences under the strict control of a martinet Governor. Two real people caught up in the hopelessness of an unequal, class-ridden society who fight back as the new nation of Australia is forged.

The Helots' Tale, Redemption - is part II of a deeply-researched two-part novel th...