The Burial

De: Courtney Collins

Narrado por: Courtney Collins

It is the dawn of the 20th century in Australia and a woman has done an unspeakable thing.

Twenty-two-year-old Jessie has served a two-year sentence for horse rustling. As a condition of her release she is apprenticed to Fitzgerald 'Fitz' Henry, who wants a woman to allay his loneliness in a valley populated by embittered ex-soldiers. Fitz wastes no time in blackmailing Jessie and involving her in his business of horse-rustling and cattleduffing.

When Fitz is wounded in an accident he hires an Aboriginal stockman, Jack Brown, to steal horses with Jessie. Soon both Jack Brown and Jessie are struggling in the oppressive and deadening grip of Fitz.

One catastrophic night turns Jessie's life on its head and she must flee for her life. From her lonely outpost, the mountains beckon as a place to escape. First she must bury the evidence. But how do you bury the evidence when the evidence is part of yourself?

©2013 Courtney Collins (P)2026 Bolinda Publishing

Reseñas de la Crítica

'Gritty yet glorious, The Burial is an impressive debut.' (Book'd Out)