![]() ![]() Now, O’Connor returns with Sisters of Freedom, a passionate tale of three sisters striving for freedom and independence as they follow their hearts to unexpected places. Her novels In a Great Southern Land, Gallipoli Street and Worth Fighting have all made their way onto our previous Top 100 lists, while her last novel, Where Fortune Lies, delighted readers with its gorgeous, rugged landscapes and riveting storytelling. Mary Anne O’Connor is a much-loved, bestselling Australian author who delivers fabulous, richly imagined historical fiction novels that are consistent hits here at Better Reading. Ivy’s burgeoning friendship with her saviour Riley Logan, a smuggler, and his sister, the poverty-stricken but valiant Fiona, will alter the lives of all three women forever. When an accident takes Ivy, wounded and ill, into the violent and lawless zone of the Hawkesbury River, a year of change begins. Meanwhile, their married sister Aggie volunteers in an orphanage, decrying the inequality of Australia’s social classes … and longing to hold a baby in her arms. ![]() She can’t understand her artistic sister Ivy, who wants a life of ease and beauty with her soon-to-be fiance, law student Patrick Earle. Federation has been achieved but Australian women are yet to gain the right to vote in their new nation’s elections and have a say in the laws that govern them.īolshy, boisterous Frankie Merriweather is a fervent advocate for women’s rights, determined to dedicate herself to the cause, never marrying or becoming a mother. ![]()
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