The Gallows Bird

The Gallows Bird by Barbara Sumner


ISBN
9780645818055
Published
Binding
Paperback
Pages
320
Dimensions
153 x 234mm

Downton Abbey meets The Secret River in this rich, embroiling tale of a woman caught between two worlds, determined to own her freedom, no matter the cost.

London 1838: Hannah 'Birdie' Bird is an underlaundry maid, servant in a manor house. Born the illegitimate child of an aristocratic mother, Birdie is caught between worlds, with ideas above her station and a suspicion that the wealthy family she serves is hers. She will risk anything to change her life. A secret synesthete, to Birdie the colours of fabric are imbued with flavour and smell, and she's particularly captivated by the beauty of silk. Falling into love and crime, she commits the largest silk heist of her time. Betrayed and jailed, she finds herself transported to the ends of the earth, the Antipodes. After an arduous journey, Birdie and the women she befriends at sea arrive in Sydney Cove, and are sent to Parramatta's Female Factory, a workhouse prison for unmarried women that hosts the infamous 'mermaid's dance'. Will she finally find her longed for freedom in this far off land?
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