Territory
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To be honest, I was a bit dubious about reading a novel by Judy Nunn - Home and Away soapie star - but quickly changed my prejudiced view once I had begun reading a few pages. Judy Nunn’s Territory could be described as a fascinating history lesson about Australia’s northernmost capital city, and the Dutch East Indies treasure ship, the Batavia, which struck a reef off the coast of Western Australia in 1629. The research she has undertaken is evident in this saga about the station owning Galloway family throughout the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese during World War II, to the devastation of Cyclone Tracy on Christmas day in 1974. The Galloway story unfolds in alternating chapters with that of a young Dutch noblewoman, Lucretia van den Mylen who sets sail on the Batavia’s maiden voyage to join her loved one in the East Indies. In her possession is a priceless locket which later becomes a symbol of strength for her as she struggles to survive the disastrous wreck of the Batavia and endure the terrifying events that follow. The two stories from two very different times in history are woven together by the course of this locket in what could be described as a breathtaking story of courage, disaster and passion and Australia’s “greatest frontier” town. Author: Judy Dunn Reviewed by: Kim |
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