Gemmell, Nikki
The Ripping Tree
- ISBN 13:
- 9780008511111
- author:
- Gemmell, Nikki
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- The Borough Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.2 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Native American & Aboriginal, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Early 1800s. Thomasina Trelora is on her way to the colonies, bound for a life she doesn't want. A shipwreck leaves her fighting for survival on the rocks, but it's an Aboriginal man who saves her and sets her free. He carries her to the doorstep of Willowbrae, a grand European house where Tom can be whoever she wants. As she settles into this new world, Tom discovers that things are not as they seem. She uncovers a horrifying secret at the heart of the estate's colonial facade - a darkness that threatens to trap her once more. The Ripping Tree is an intense and unsettling novel that explores the shadows of early colonisation, written in Nikki Gemmell's distinctive prose. This powerful tale of survival will keep you on the edge of your seat, as Tom navigates the treacherous landscape of her new life.