19th century Australia: Captain Woolcot, having lost his wife tragically young, remarried a much younger young woman to provide his six children with a new mother. Together, they had another child, making seven. The Captain felt it was necessary to run the family with army discipline, but his rules and regulations were no match for the fun loving children, led by the redoubtable Judy. "But now it was morning, and she could disbelieve it no longer. Esther had come to her bedside and kissed her sorrowfully, her beautiful face troubled and tender. The kind-hearted stepmother had begged as she had never done before for a remission of poor Judy's sentence, but the Captain was adamant. To boarding school she must go!"
Die Woolcots Reihe
Diese Serie zeichnet das Leben der lebhaften Woolcot-Kinder und ihrer strengen, aber liebevollen Familie im kolonialen Australien nach. Sie erforscht Themen wie Kindheit, Pflicht und die oft rauen Realitäten des Grenzlebens, ausgeglichen durch Momente der Freude und anhaltender Liebe. Die Erzählungen tauchen tief in die Komplexität familiärer Dynamiken und den unerschütterlichen Geist seiner jungen Protagonisten vor einem lebendigen historischen Hintergrund ein.
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The Family at Misrule
- 255 Seiten
- 9 Lesestunden
The Family at Misrule tells the story of the family five years on, including new baby girl Esther.