| Record Number |
579269 |
| ISBN |
9781921334337 |
| Author |
Courtenay, Bryce, 1933-2012 author. |
| Title |
Jessica / Bryce Courtenay ; read by Humphrey Bower. |
| Edition |
MP3 edition ; Unabridged. |
| Publisher/Date |
℗2001 |
| Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio, [2007] |
| Pagination etc. |
2 audio discs (MP3 CD) (19 hr.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container. |
| Performer note |
Read by Humphrey Bower. |
| Summary Note |
Jessica is based on the inspiring true story of a young girl's fight for justice against tremendous odds. A tomboy, Jessica is the pride of her father, as they work together on the struggling family farm. One quiet day, the peace of the bush is devastated by a terrible murder. Only Jessica is able to save the killer from the lynch mob - but will justice prevail in the courts? Nine months later, a baby is born with Jessica determined to guard the secret of the father's identity. The rivalry of Jessica and her beautiful sister for the love of the same man will echo throughout their lives - until finally the truth must be told. Set in the harsh Australian bush against the outbreak of World War I, this novel is heartbreaking in its innocence, and shattering in its brutality. |
| Subject |
Unmarried mothers -- Fiction |
| Sibling rivalry -- Fiction |
| Young women -- Fiction |
| Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of -- History -- Fiction |
| Domestic fiction. |
| Audiobooks. |
| Historical fiction. |
| Australian fiction. |
| Added Author |
Bower, Humphrey narrator. |
| Shelf Location |
CD F COUR |
| Internet Site |
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