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Archive for September 7, 2009

THE LIEUTENANT by Kate Grenville

Basing this fine novel about the settlement of Australia’s New South Wales on the real life and notebooks made by Lt. William Dawes from 1788 – 1790, author Kate Grenville subjects the empire-building attitudes of the Crown and its representatives to careful scrutiny and creates a novel filled with conflicts and well-developed themes.

September 7, 2009  Tags: 1700s, empire-building, Historical  Posted in: Award Winning Author, Book Club Choice, Facing History, Real Event Fiction  No Comments

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