Beneath the Southern Cross by Judy Nunn, ISBN 9781741666014

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In 1788, Thomas Kendall, a naive nineteen year old sentenced to transportation for burglary, finds himself bound for Sydney Town in the penal colony of New South Wales. Discarding allegiance to the country that has disowned him, Thomas, an honest man at heart, seizes a second chance and begins a new life in the wild and lawless land beneath the Southern Cross.

Thomas Kendall fathers a dynasty that will last beyond two hundred years. His descendants play their part in the forging of a nation, but internal strife and the privileges of wealth see an irreparable rift in the family. Driven by passion, greed and prejudice, this rift will echo through generations. It is only when a young man reaches far into the past and rights a grievous wrong that the Kendall family can reclaim its honour.

This novel is as much a story of a city, its people and its heart as it is a family chronicle. With her uncanny ability to bring history to life in technicolour, Judy Nunn traces the fortunes of Thomas Kendall's descendants, their hopes and ambitions, through financial booms and crashes, two devastating wars and several social revolutions to the present day, vividly drawing the events, the characters, and the ideas and issues that have made the city of Sydney and the nation of Australia what they are today.

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About the Author: Judy Nunn

Judy Nunn (born 13 April 1945 in Perth, Australia) is an Australian actress and author. She describes her childhood as idyllic, growing up on the banks of the Swan River. Her breakout role was as Vicky Stafford in the risque soap opera The Box. Her character became a popular cult-figure in the series and Nunn continued in the role for the show's entire 1974-1977 run. In 1979 she briefly played Joyce Martin in the popular Australian series Prisoner and after that went on to appear as Dr. Irene Fisher in Sons and Daughters. She is perhaps best remembered, as far as acting goes, for playing
Ailsa Stewart, wife of Alf, for 13 years.
She wrote two children's books in the 80s, before releasing her first novel, Araluen, in 1999. Her novels contain strong Australian themes, and are set in various places around our fair land, and often have historical inspirations.
Judy Nunn is one of the leading Australian authors today.

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