The silver thread
By: Kylie Fitzpatrick
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781908800121; 9781908800138
Subjects: Fiction; Prisoners; Suicide; Ocean travel; Governesses
Description: Indian Ocean, 1841. Female convicts, bound for Australia on board the sailing ship Rajah, stitch an intricate quilt together and share stories of their crimes. Rhia Mahoney, niece of a murdered merchant, has a very different story to tell ... Weaving death, love and adventure into a panoramic tale of the world at the height of Empire, The Silver Thread is a compelling murder mystery, set during the great age of sail. -- Cover.