Tiger Men by Judy Nunn
Set in Tasmania, Tiger Men is another brilliant work of historical fiction from master storyteller Judy Nunn
Van Diemen’s Land was an island of stark contrasts: a harsh penal colony, an English idyll for its gentry, and an island so rich in natural resources it was a profiteer’s paradise.
Its capital, Hobart Town, had its contrasts too: the wealthy elite in their sandstone mansions, the exploited poor in the notorious Wapping slum, and the criminals who haunted the dockside taverns. Hobart Town was no place for the meek.
Tiger Men is the story of Silas Stanford, a wealthy Englishman; Mick O’Callaghan, an Irishman on the run; and Jefferson Powell, an idealistic American political prisoner. It is also the story of the strong, proud women who loved them, and of the children they bore who rose to power in the cutthroat world of international trade.
From the pen of master storyteller Judy Nunn comes a sweeping saga of three families who lived through Tasmania’s golden era and the birth of Federation and then watched with pride as their sons marched off to fight for King and Country.
Format: Paperback | 640 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.8 x 12.9 x 3.8 | 538g -
Publication Date: 18 Aug 2020
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Imprint: Penguin Books
Publication City/Country: Sydney, Australia
Language: English
Illustrations note: 2 b&w maps
ISBN10: 1761041304
ISBN13: 9781761041303
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including very minor scuff marks along the edges, and creasing running down the left side of the front cover, parallel to the spine, but no holes or tears. All pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.