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    A Family of Strangers by Sanchona

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    (Hardcover - Large Print)

    • Pub. Date: December 2006
    • 355pp

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      • Pub. Date: December 2006
      • Publisher: Cengage Gale
      • Format: Hardcover, 355pp

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      The story opens in 1793 with Kate O'Neal boarding the transport that would take her to Australia to serve her seven-year sentence for castrating her employer's son who raped and brutalised her. Kate has to survive the year-long voyage, and then the remaining six years of her sentence in a penal colony teaming with men, where convict women are seen as no better than commodity. Driven by her will to survive, she first becomes Lieutenant Kendrick's convict mistress, and when he loses her in a game of cards, Captain Spencer's "honey pot". The core of her support comes from a group of friends, her family of strangers . . .

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      An Amazing First Novelby Anonymous

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      May 24, 2007: I wasn't at all sure I'd like this book because it was the first by this author, Sanchona. Boy, was I surprised. A Family of Strangers is the story of a young farm girl, Kate, who is sent to Australia for resisting rape by her employer's son. Despite all odds, she makes both the long sea voyage and her new life in Australia work. We see Kate grow up and grow strong. I can't wait to read the sequel.

      Exciting and Engrossing Debut Novelby Anonymous

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      March 29, 2007: Family of Strangers, the debut novel by Sanchona, has it all: lust, love, despair, hope, injustice, justice, hardship, and ease. Kate O'Neal, an innocent girl, matures into a woman through a series of incredible hardships. Only her determination to survive allows her to endure life as a convict shipped to the penal colonies of Australia. Reduced to being a sex slave, she begs to be sent to a remote farm when her abusive owner nearly kills her. He agrees only because he thinks she is dying and doesn't want to be bothered with a body to dispose of. But instead of dying, Kate forms her new family with the convicts assigned to the farm and regains her strength. Her second owner chooses to not abuse Kate physically, but eventually leaves her an emotional wreck. Sanchona expertly pulls together all the elements of Kate's story with intriguing secondary characters, continuous action, and vivid descriptions, all the while maintaining historical accuracy. Family of Strangers is a 'must-read' for fans of historical fiction.


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