The Commandant

Name: The Commandant
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ISBN: 9781921922138

Jessica Anderson, Carmen Callil

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English

Text Publishing Company
26 April 2012

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Australian Fiction

The Commandant is an unforgettable tale of power, duty and humanity.

He jumped down to the wharf and walked alone out of the torchlight to stand behind Letty. Frances looked from his face to her sister’s, and once again felt the weakening flush of fear. She was too much at the mercy of her company, and was about to discover which of her unpredictable selves would advance to meet these two strangers.

The penal colony of Moreton Bay is under the command of Patrick Logan, a man not afraid of brutal discipline. But his rule is being questioned and the arrival of his sister-in-law Frances will change everything.

By: Jessica Anderson
Introduction by: Carmen Callil
Imprint: Text Publishing Company
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 324g
ISBN: 9781921922138
ISBN 10: 1921922133
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 26 April 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Commandant

'Quietly astonishing: enthralls, entertains and gratifies on every level.' Helen Garner 'The happiness a consummate novelist bestows upon a reader-the feeling that under no circumstance can you bear not to know what happens next, nor can you bear to come to the end of the tale-this is Jessica Anderson's great narrative gift. The Commandant was published in England in 1975 when its English publisher put a bodice-ripper jacket on it. Today it can be published in a different way, in a different country, and be seen for the masterpiece it is.' Carmen Callil