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Erin K
07-04-2007, 11:05 AM
So with our Australian friends I was drawn to this book. It's by Thomas Keneally who wrote Schindler's List (the book, not the screenplay).

It's called Commonwealth of Theives, the improbable birth of Australia.

It's nonfiction about the time when England was transporting criminals to Australia to help with prision over crowing. It was really intersting.

It's not a fast read. Or it wasn't for me. But it was really good. :)

loobylou
07-04-2007, 06:40 PM
Wow Erin, how cool that you are learning about Aussie History. I haven't read that book, But Thomas Keneally is well respected here.
If you want an easier, fiction, but based on history style, try Bryce Courtenay (Courtney?) Tommo and Hawk, and others in that series
Sarah