PATRICIA SHAW

Tasmanien im19. Jahrhundert. Die Insel vor der Südküste Australiens ist für Sträflinge aus Europa der Inbegriff des Schreckens. Nicht selten werden sie wegen geringer Vergehen in Strafl ager verbannt, die nur die wenigsten überleben ... Mehr Glück haben Sean und Angus, die als Zwangsarbeiter auf der Farm von Barnaby Warboy landen. Dort finden sie halbwegs menschliche Bedingungen vor - sie sollen dem reichen Plantagenbesitzer einen englischen Garten anlegen - und schöpfen Hoffnung, eines Tages wieder freie Männer zu sein. Doch dann wird Warboys Enkelin schwanger und weigert sich, den Namen des Vaters preiszugeben ...

Patricia ShawInsel der gluhenden SonneRomanAbenteuer, Entbehrung und leidenschaftliche LiebeTasmanien im 19. Jahrhundert. Die Insel vor der Sudkuste Australiens ist fur Straflinge aus Europa der Inbegriff des Schreckens. Nicht selten werden sie wegen geringer Vergehen in Straflager verbannt, die nur die wenigsten uberleben Mehr Gluck haben Sean und Angus, die als Zwangsarbeiter auf der Farm von Barnaby Warboy landen. Dort finden sie halbwegs menschliche Bedingungen vor sie sollen dem reichen Plantagenbesitzer einen Garten anlegen und schopfen Hoffnung, eines Tages wieder freie Manner zu sein. Doch dann wird Warboys Enkelin schwanger und weigert sich, den Namen des Vaters preiszugeben Ein Roman wie ein ganzer Kontinent Patricia Shaws groer Australien-Bestseller.

Patricia ShawSterne im SandDie groe Australien-SagaAls Austin Broderick in den Westen Australiens kommt, besitzt er nicht viel mehr als die Kleidung am Leib. Mit harter Arbeit und einem eisernen Willen gelingt es ihm, sich eineExistenz aufzubauen. Dreiig Jahre spater ist er der stolze Besitzer von Springfi eld, einer der groten Schaff armen des Kontinents. Doch sein Erfolg hatte einen hohen Preis

Can seeking your fortune lead to happiness? Set against the turbulent excitement of the Australian gold rush, Patricia Shaw presents The Glittering Fields, a story of courage, ambition and desire. The perfect read for fans of Tamara McKinley and Sarah Lark. Storyline as dramatic and colourful as the land itself - Gold Coast Bulletin Following the tragic death of their father, Clem Price and his sister Alice take over the running of Lancoorie sheep station in Western Australia. Despite his youth and inexperience, Clem is determined to see the farm prosper. When wealthy Dr Carty suggests that Clem marry his daughter Thora, Clem cannot afford to refuse the handsome dowry she will bring. And although he knows that Thora is carrying another mans child, he is enchanted by his beautiful young bride. Yet Thora proves to be flighty and demanding, disappointed that her husband is not as wealthy as she had imagined. Desperate to please her, Clem joins the goldrush to Kalgoorlie to seek his fortune. But his prolonged absence enrages Thora further and, despite Alices warnings, she travels to Perth to find her husband. Her dramatic reunion with Clem is to have shocking consequences from which those involved might never recover...What readers are saying about The Glittering Fields:SpellbindingOne of the authors bestAnother excellent book by Patricia Shaw with the same great research

Father Beitz has a dream. Will it become a reality?Patricia Shaw returns to the austere and beautiful Northern Territory of the 1870s in The Dream Seekers, a vivid tale of conflict and passion. The perfect read for fans of Tricia McGill and Sarah Lark.Shaw gets it all right - Publishers Weekly From his home in 1870s Hamburg, Father Beitz plans to pioneer an idyllic German community in faraway Australia, in a backwoods hamlet, barely settled, called Bundaberg. He soon finds other dreamers eager to join him, thrilled by the prospect of a sunny clime, cheap arable land, and their own Lutheran society. But when they arrive they find the land, bought for them by Father Beitz, is nothing but a jungle, and before long it seems the trials of their new home may force the community to disintegrate. As time passes, a combination of courage and determination carries the pioneers beyond their fears, but a new threat awaits. Only an elderly Aborigine mystic sees the evil that threatens them, but can he warn them in time?What readers are saying about The Dream Seekers:An emotionally uplifting readThis book is written with compassion, warmth andhumour and indulges the reader in family affairs under the most dire circumstancesPatricia Shaw weaves her magic with many personalities, the intricate reasons why people migrateto the unknown, and intrigue - yes there is also a murder...

Murder, intrigue and a reputation at stake... Set in the 1870s, Patricia Shaws Orchid Bay is a dramatic saga of innocent Londoner Emilie Tissington caught up in intrigue and murder in Australias Queensland. The perfect read for fans of Colleen McCullough and Tricia McGill. Shaw gets it all right - Publishers WeeklyWhen the young governess Emilie Tissington is approached by happy-go-lucky Mal Willoughby in the streets of Brisbane, Australia, her proper English upbringing prevents her from encouraging conversation. But, later, another chance meeting with Mal will involve her in a controversy of murder and intrigue that will ruin her reputation. For just as the friendship blossoms, Mal is threatened with hanging for a crime he didnt commit and, hunted by the police, he turns to Emilie, his only friend.What readers are saying about Orchid Bay:Patricia Shaw gives us a wonderful history lesson, an insight into Queenslands history and illustrates the life and times of its peopleAnother absolutely terrific book from Patricia Shaw

Its time to return to civilisation... Patricia Shaws On Emerald Downs is a dramatic tale of an escaped convict, set against the amazing back-drop of the Australian outback. The perfect read for fans of Colleen McCullough and Fleur McDonald. On Emerald Downs is a solid, exciting and well-researched story with the added novelty of being set in Australia during frontier times - The Argus (Brighton) Ten years after he first took shelter with the Queensland Aborigines, Jack Drew - an escaped convict - has decided the time has come to return to civilisation. He finds employment on a back-country farm called Emerald Downs, and when the owner, Major Ferrington, is ordered to roust the Aborigines who have been terrorising the area, Jack is horrified to find he must go with him as a scout. The farm is left in the hands of Adrian Pinnock - the brother of Major Ferringtons fiancee, Jessie - but when Jessie herself insists on accompanying him dealings on the once well-ordered estate take a very different course. It soon becomes clear that the shattering events of these frontier times will give new meaning to all their lives...What readers are saying about On Emerald Downs:Impossible to put downOutlines the problems that existed between the convict settlers and the free settlers, and the problems they encountered in opening up new territoryWell worth the 5 star rating

Trouble is brewing in Australias Northern Territory... Patricia Shaw returns to the austere and beautiful Northern Territory in Waiting for the Thunder, the stunning sequel to The Feather and the Stone. Perfect read for fans of Tricia McGill and Tamara McKinley. Rich, compelling, well-balanced, unsentimental, vivid - Kirkus Reviews The Hamilton and Oatley families, the owners of massive cattle stations in Australias Northern Territory, rely on the annual monsoons to restore their parched land after the long, exhausting dry season. But this year the ominous storm clouds only serve to remind them of trouble brewing - an Aborgine guerrilla fighter in the district with some of his men is causing havoc indiscriminately and placing both Zack Hamilton and William Oatley in great danger. As the days drag on, the Aborigines struggle for survival involves them all in a vicious waiting game until men with revenge in their hearts have to face the truth about themselves.What readers are saying about Waiting for the Thunder:Vivid descriptions bring the story to lifeCompulsive!You are transported to the real Australia of yesteryear

River of the Sun revealed the indomitable spirit of former slave girl Diamond. Now her intrepid son faces his own struggle for survival... Patricia Shaws Fires of Fortune is the thought-provoking sequel to the unforgettable saga, River of the Sun. The perfect read for fans of Tricia McGill and Fleur McDonald. As a boy, Ben Beckman is sheltered from the harsher aspects of life by his Aborigine mother Diamond, who is all too familiar with the prejudice rife within Brisbane society. He is unaware that his father is the ruthless Ben Buchanan, a prominent figure in the state political scene. Then one appalling night Diamonds life comes to an end. Crazed with grief, Ben vandalises his neighbour Dr Thurlwells mansion - as the doctor refused to tend his mother. Bens actions are to have tragic consequences... Over hard years, Bens hatred for Dr Thurwell deepens. The girl next door is Phoebe Thurlwell, whom Ben has known all his life. When she offers the hand of friendship he is still motivated by a bitter feud with her parents. Phoebe is sent away to a friends cattle station to remove her from Bens influence, but he follows. There he comes face to face with his own father, a far more dangerous adversary than he ever thought possible...What readers are saying about Fires of Fortune:An imaginative and compelling account of what life was really like for early pioneers of AustraliaThe characters come alive and keep the reader gripped from first page to lastAs always, Patricia Shaw writes a great story with great historical care

Primer volumen de la obra reunida como homenaje a Patricia Shaw

Segundo volumen de la obra reunida de Patricia Shaw dedicado a la literatura renacentista

El presente volumen reúne una serie de trabajos en los que puede observarse, como en los demás tomos de las obras reunidas, dos de los intereses investigadores recurrentes en la producción de Patricia Shaw: las relaciones culturales entre España e Inglaterra y el humor. Completan la obra una serie de breves contribuciones sobre aspectos literarios de algunas operas que aparecieron en los programas de las temporadas de opera de Oviedo a las que la autora era una gran aficionada.