Jessica
of Bryce Courtenay
Description
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 â 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 â 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.'A deserved bestseller, based on fact, a story told with heartbreaking honesty.' Australian Women's Weekly'Courtenay draws on the social satire of Jane Austen and the dark forces of Thomas Hardy, and his tragic heroine parallels Antigone ⊠' Herald Sun
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- Format Hardcover
- Pages 587 pages
- Publisher Penguin Putnam
- Publication Date December 31st 1998
- First Publication 10/28/98
- Language English
- ISBN 9780670883516
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
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