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Stories of Life at Sydney Cove

by Susan E. Boyer

Life at Sydney Cove through four young perspectives

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Life at Sydney Cove through four young perspectives

Set at Sydney Cove in 1788, Susan E. Boyer’s book brings together the experiences of young convicts John Hudson and Elizabeth Hayward, alongside Indigenous children Nanberry and Boorong. Their perspectives frame daily life among convicts, soldiers and Aboriginal people as a new settlement takes shape in a landscape described as wilderness. Presented as true stories drawn from the words of people who lived there, the book connects individual experiences with the history of Sydney Cove. Its focus on children encountering the same place from different positions gives the historical setting a distinctly human scale.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young readers interested in Australia’s early colonial history
  • Readers seeking historical accounts centered on children’s experiences
  • Those interested in Indigenous and settler perspectives at Sydney Cove

Themes

Sydney Cove in 1788Convict lifeIndigenous and settler perspectivesChildren’s experiences of historical change

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Book overview

Following the success of 'Across Great Divides: True Stories of Life at Sydney Cove' this new edition, 'Stories of Life at Sydney Cove', is for readers aged 10+.When thirteen year old convicts, John Hudson and Elizabeth Hayward, are sent to a mysterious land at the end of the world, they have no idea what life holds for them. At Sydney Cove there are no roads, no fences, no buildings...just wilderness. Later when Indigenous children Nanberry and Boorong come to live with the white strangers, they see life through different eyes.The mystery of a new world had begun and the lives of all involved would never be the same again. 'Stories of life at Sydney Cove' is a gripping narrative that weaves together the everyday experiences of convicts, soldiers and Aboriginal people with the events of history.These true stories are told through the words of those who really lived at Sydney Cove in 1788, and are so intriguing they read like fiction.'Stories of Life at Sydney Cove', is for readers aged 10 to adult.

 

 

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