The Secret Fate of Mary Watson
1879. Having just fled her parents' home in Rockhampton, 19-year-old Mary Oxnam is penniless and living in a Brisbane boarding house. With few prospects and no connections, the only things she can really rely on are her audacious intelligence and wits to find a job. Mary soon fin... read full description below.
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| ISBN |
9780732292508 |
| Barcode |
9780732292508 |
| Published |
15 April 2011 by HarperCollins |
| Format |
Trade Paperback/Paperback |
| Author(s) |
By Johnson, Judy |
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| ISBN-13 |
9780732292508 |
| ISBN-10 |
0732292506 |
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| Stock |
Available |
| Status |
In-stock at publisher; ships 3-10 working days |
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| Publisher |
HarperCollins |
| Imprint |
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Publication Date |
15 April 2011
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| International Publication Date |
1 April 2011 |
| Publication Country |
 Australia |
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| Format |
Trade Paperback/Paperback |
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| Author(s) |
By Johnson, Judy |
| Category |
Historical Fiction
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| Interest Age |
Young Adults |
| Reading Age |
Young Adults |
| Library of Congress |
Watson, Mary, Lizard Island (Qld.), Smuggling - Australia |
| NBS Text |
Historical & Mythological Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
General/trade |
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| Number of Pages |
464 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 156mm
Height: 232mm
Spine: 34mm |
| Weight |
530g |
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| Dewey Code |
823.92 |
| Catalogue Code |
Not specified |
Description of this Book
1879, Queensland. Fleeing her family home, 19-year-old Mary Oxnam has few prospects and no connections. Plain and penniless, she must rely on her audacious wit and fierce intelligence to survive. Mary soon finds work as a pianist in a Cooktown brothel, a cover for more lucrative employment as a spy into smuggling operations. Within a year she has moved to Lizard Island, locked into a marriage of convenience. It's a rough, isolated place, crawling with hidden enemies - and unexpected temptation. Mary dreams of making enough money to live on her own terms, far from the murky world of espionage in which she has become embroiled. But as the plot of her secret employers nears fruition, the stakes climb ever higher and Mary's life is in great danger. Can her daring and luck save her one last time? Drawing on the little-known history of lawless Far North Queensland and based on the true story of a remarkable woman and her intriguing diary, The Secret Fate of Mary Watson is a thrilling tale of peril and intrigue, infused with a heady combination of beauty and foreboding.
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