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Description:

A narrative about two women at different times, both punished and imprisoned. Jenny is in a solitary cell and reflects upon the love affair that has shaped her destiny. Peggy, in the 18th century, stole a peacock to give the feathers to her baby son. For this she is transported to Australia.

subjects: Fiction,  Penal colonies,  Prisoners,  Young women,  Women prisoners,  Women,  Fiction, general

Places: Botany Bay (N.S.W.)