Stories of Life at Sydney Cove - Boyer, Susan E
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Following the success of 'Across Great Divides: True Stories of Life at Sydney Cove' this new edition, 'Stories of Life at Sydney Cove', is for readers aged 10+.When thirteen year old convicts, John Hudson and Elizabeth Hayward, are sent to a mysterious land at the end of the world, they have no idea what life holds for them. At Sydney Cove there are no roads, no fences, no buildings...just wilderness. Later when Indigenous children Nanberry and Boorong come to live with the white strangers, they see life through different eyes.The mystery of a new world had begun and the lives of all involved…mehr

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Following the success of 'Across Great Divides: True Stories of Life at Sydney Cove' this new edition, 'Stories of Life at Sydney Cove', is for readers aged 10+.When thirteen year old convicts, John Hudson and Elizabeth Hayward, are sent to a mysterious land at the end of the world, they have no idea what life holds for them. At Sydney Cove there are no roads, no fences, no buildings...just wilderness. Later when Indigenous children Nanberry and Boorong come to live with the white strangers, they see life through different eyes.The mystery of a new world had begun and the lives of all involved would never be the same again. 'Stories of life at Sydney Cove' is a gripping narrative that weaves together the everyday experiences of convicts, soldiers and Aboriginal people with the events of history.These true stories are told through the words of those who really lived at Sydney Cove in 1788, and are so intriguing they read like fiction.'Stories of Life at Sydney Cove', is for readers aged 10 to adult.
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Susan was a contemporary Australian author with over twenty non-fiction TESOL resource titles in print. Her first book, published in 1998, 'Understanding Everyday Australian - Book One' is still in demand today. In the mid-2000s she followed her passion for early Australia history and published 'Across Great Divides - true stories of life at Sydney Cove' then followed the with her young reader edition 'Stories of Life at Sydney Cove'.Very sadly, in 2021 Susan, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and passed away in February, 2022.Susan's many achievements include attaining a BA, MA and Grad Dip. In 2019 she commenced her Masters, and has been awarded a posthumous PhD. She was a dedicated and passionate researcher in the English language and early Australian history areas. Susan gave many presentations on TESOL subjects both domestically and internationally. Susan completed over 50 historical author talks and was on the ABC 'Conversations' with Richard Fidler in April 2015.