Book description
It was one of the greatest human experiments ever undertaken: to
populate an unknown land with the criminal, the unloved and the unwanted
of English society. Amid conditions of brutality that paralleled those
of slavery, 'The First Fleet' was sent to a place no European but the
legendary Captain Cook had ever seen. Left to live or die on the hostile
Australian continent, these convicts - and their equally isolated guards
- occupy the centre of Colleen McCullough's compelling new epic. Richard
Morgan - convicted felon and educated, intelligent, resourceful man -
finds the will to survive, experience the joys of love, and finally make
an indelible mark upon the new frontier. A thoroughly researched
historical saga rich in romance, adventure and unforgettable characters,
Morgan's Run has the makings of a modern classic. Colleen McCullough
was born in Australia. A neurophysicist, she established the department
of neurophysiology at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, then
worked as a researcher and teacher at Yale Medical School for ten years.
Her writing career began with the publication of
Tim
, followed by The Thorn Birds
, a record-breaking international bestseller. The author of a number of
other novels, McCullough has also written lyrics for musical theatre.
She lives on Norfolk Island in the Pacific with her husband, Ric
Robinson.
