Taken In - Couverture souple

Bryant, S G

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0648037525 ISBN 13 : 9780648037521

Editeur : Border Books, 2019

Synopsis

Effie Davis is a modern young woman, educated and independent. And for a free-spirited woman in Melbourne in 1896 there is much to fight for ..... causes like universal suffrage and equal pay for women.

But Effie's principles and beliefs become far more than academic when a chance meeting with baby Alfie in her St Kilda boarding house triggers a disturbing chain of events, one that exposes her to the seedier side of marvellous Melbourne.

And so she steels herself to fight for another just cause: the rights of young mothers, separated from their babies through economic hardship and an uncaring State.

A lost baby, a desperate single mother, and legal and welfare systems that seem totally unable to deal with a tragic mistake. But is it just hopeless bureaucracy to blame, or something far more sinister at work here?

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Simon Bryant grew up on a farm, a soldier settler block in the South East of South Australia. After graduating with an English Literature degree from Adelaide University, he has pursued a number of paths, including farming, managing a radio station, working in tourism, and most recently, an extended spell in the public service in Canberra. Now retired, he is dedicating his time to a life-long interest in creative writing, and, in particular, to writing historical Australian fiction.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Border Books
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0648037525
• ISBN 13: 9780648037521
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Buchpark GmbH; https://www.buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne