Title: The silver thread
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.
Subjects: Fiction, Prisoners, Suicide, Ocean travel, Governesses, Fiction, historical, Fiction, historical, general
Places: England, London, London (England)