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'Discovery
It is 1768. For thousands of years Australia has been inhabited only by the Aborigines who understand its land so well. But giant boats filled with white ghost-men are arriving, and their shores are now under a terrifying invasion.
'Adventure
Longing to see the world, Jonathan Cadwallader joins the Endeavour's voyage to find the so-called 'Lands Beyond the Sea'. But it is a journey that will have far-reaching consequences...
'Love
Susan Penhalligan mourns everything she has lost to the sea. But she does not yet know that her destiny actually lies across that ocean, and further from her native Cornwall than she could ever imagine.
'Hardship
Having survived transportation, Billy Penhalligan clings to the promise of a new life and a new beginning. But there's more suffering to face before he or his fellow convicts can call Australia home... ' (Publisher's blurb)
Notes
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Dedication: For Eric John Ivory in loving memory of a man I called Father.
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Epigraph: I travelled among unknown men in lands beyond the sea. Wordsworth, 1770-1850.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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This Week's Selections
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 9 June 2007; (p. 10)
— Review of Lands Beyond the Sea 2007 single work novel
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This Week's Selections
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 9 June 2007; (p. 10)
— Review of Lands Beyond the Sea 2007 single work novel
Awards
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Cornwall,
cEngland,ccUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
- New South Wales,
- 1700-1799