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English
Fremantle Arts Centre Prs
02 July 2018
A historical fiction novel set amongst the turmoil, loyalty and violent betrayal of the gold rush era.

San Francisco, 1849- a place gripped by gold fever, swarming with desperate men come to seek their fortune. Among them are former convict Australians, quick to seize control in a town without masters, a town for the taking. Into this world steps an Australian boy in search of his mother. Just twelve years old, and all alone in a time of opportunism, loyalty and violent betrayal, Samuel Bellamy must learn to become one of the Sydney Coves if he is to survive.
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Imprint:   Fremantle Arts Centre Prs
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 207mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   232g
ISBN:   9781925591279
ISBN 10:   1925591271
Pages:   224
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

David Whish-Wilson is an acclaimed crime writer and academic who grew up between NSW, Singapore, Victoria and WA. He left Australia aged eighteen to live for a decade in Europe, Africa and Asia, where he worked as a barman, actor, street seller, petty criminal, labourer, exterminator, factory worker, gardener, clerk, travel agent, teacher and drug-trial guinea pig. He now lives in Fremantle and coordinates the creative writing program at Curtin University.

Reviews for The Coves

A lyrical coming-of-age tale and an historical crime novel, lit by something fresh, honest and generous. --Joan London, author, Gilgamesh A clever tale of criminal plots, family bonds, and the birth of a new world. Holds like a vice and never lets go. Every turn of the page builds the pressure. --Rohan Wilson, author, The Roving Party The Coves is what happens when Australian criminals take over Deadwood. --Paul Daley, author, Beersheba


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