Bring Larks And Heroes

Set in a remote British penal colony late in the 1790s, Thomas Keneally's evocative writing gives a searing insight into the sun-parched settlement of hungry transports and corrupt soldiers.
Young Corporal Phelim Halloran is confronted by the harsh reality of his post and the demands made on him - by his secret bride, his Irish comrades, his superior officers and, most often, by his conscience.