The Gallows Bird

De: Barbara Sumner

Narrado por: Annabelle Tudor

London 1833. The cast-out child of an aristocratic mother, Hannah 'Birdie' Bird is a laundry maid with a hidden past and a suspicion that the wealthy family she serves is hers.

Longing for beauty and liberation, Birdie risks everything to change her circumstances. She falls into love and crime, committing an audacious heist. When she is betrayed, she finds herself swept into a wave of female convicts, transported to the ends of her known world.

The journey to the early Australian settlement drives the women to deepest despair. Birdie finds wonder in even this darkest hour, and forms deep bonds with her fellow prisoners. But greater than even the trials onboard is the fear of what awaits them in Sydney Cove.

What chance does Birdie have of beating the odds? Can she fight her way to freedom?

Drawn from the rarely celebrated true stories of female convicts, this striking debut vividly evokes a far-off time.

©2024 Barbara Sumner (P)2024 Bolinda Publishing

Reseñas de la Crítica

‘A rich historical adventure that says as much about the women of the nineteenth century as it does about women today.’ (Gigi Fenster, author of A Good Winter)

'The hidden story of female convicts brought to life by a character so real she makes you see the world anew. Rich, embroiling and edge-of-your-seat engrossing, The Gallows Bird is historical fiction at its finest by a thrilling new literary voice.' (Lex Hirst, Publisher at Pantera Press)