Coldwater

Author: Mardi McConnochie
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Category: Historical Fiction
Book Format: Hardcover

In 1847, three sisters - Charlotte, Emily and Anne - live with their father on the island of Coldwater off the coast of the colony of New South Wales. the island is a prison, in every sense. the sisters father is Governor Wolf, in charge of the island s penal settlement containing some of the most hardened convicts in the colony. Aware of their vulnerability as unmarried women, particularly should their father die, the sisters must find means to earn a living in the outside world. to this end they start writing novels. Within its shores, Coldwater contains both the passionate and romantic imaginations of the sisters and the brutal realities of convict life. It can only be a matter of time before these two worlds collide, and the dangers of the heart meet the dangers of armed revolt.

About Mardi McConnochie

Mardi McConnochie was born in Armidale, NSW, and grew up in Adelaide. She has a first-class honours degree from the University of Adelaide, and a PhD in English literature from the University of Sydney. She is also a playwright and works in television as a scriptwriter and editor. Mardi lives in Sydney NSW.