I feel like I’ve made new friends, been on a ship, been forced to the other side of the world and much much more!!

I love the characters, love how it moves between their stories and is written so eloquently. I especially love the smells!!!

If I had more time on my hands I would’ve finished it in one weekend.. it’s amazing!!

Explains so much about the English/ Irish culture and stratification of society at that time too and feels so authentic that it leads organically into an explanation of the formulation of Australian culture.

The touches of history, distances, images, newspaper cuttings really bring the story to life and make you invest even more.

Ashleigh Hutton