Tag: A Great Act of Love
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A Great Act of Love: Heather Rose’s Deep Dive into Convict History and Family Legacies
Exploring a Dark Chapter of Australian History Heather Rose’s A Great Act of Love invites readers into a layered examination of a family’s past against the backdrop of Van Diemen’s Land, the perilous penal colony that defined the early colonial landscape of Tasmania. Set against the nineteenth-century frontier, the book reframes the convict experience by…
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A Great Act of Love: Heather Rose Unfolds Family Convict History in a Mythic Tasmanian Landscape
Introduction: A Family History Rewritten Heather Rose’s A Great Act of Love invites readers into a meticulous excavation of her own lineage, weaving personal memory with the stark history of convict Australia. Set against the harsh terrain of Van Diemen’s Land, the novel expands beyond a traditional memoir to become a meditation on guilt, loyalty,…