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!"
Les Woolcots Séries
Cette série retrace la vie des espiègles enfants Woolcot et de leur famille sévère mais aimante dans l'Australie coloniale. Elle explore les thèmes de l'enfance, du devoir et des réalités souvent rudes de la vie à la frontière, équilibrés par des moments de joie et d'amour durable. Les récits plongent dans la complexité des dynamiques familiales et l'esprit indéfectible de ses jeunes protagonistes sur fond historique vivace.
Ordre de lecture recommandé
The Family at Misrule
- 255pages
- 9 heures de lecture
The Family at Misrule tells the story of the family five years on, including new baby girl Esther.