From the author of The Female Factory Tragedy and The Cascades Pauper and Invalid Depot comes a powerful new novel that shines a light on one of Tasmania’s most confronting and deeply human histories.
The Children of the Living is a haunting, beautifully written historical novel set in colonial Tasmania, where mothers and children are torn apart by poverty, official judgment, and the cold machinery of institutional life. At its heart is a story of love, resilience, and the fierce determination to hold on to family when everything else is being taken away.
Rich in atmosphere, grounded in history, and written with emotional force, this is a book for readers who want more than a story. It is for those who want to feel the weight of the past, the strength of women who endured it, and the quiet courage of children forced to survive it.
Heartbreaking, compelling, and impossible to forget, The Children of the Living is a novel that will speak to readers of historical fiction, Australian history, women’s history, and literary fiction alike.
Now available for $35.00
Order your copy at www.whispersinfocus.com.au
#TheChildrenOfTheLiving #KateTriebe #WhispersInFocus #HistoricalNovel #AustralianHistory #TasmanianHistory #ColonialHistory #WomenStories #BookLaunch #HistoricalReads #LiteraryNovel #AustralianWriters #MustRead
From the author of The Female Factory Tragedy and The Cascades Pauper and Invalid Depot comes a powerful new novel that shines a light on one of Tasmania’s most confronting and deeply human histories.
The Children of the Living is a haunting, beautifully written historical novel set in colonial Tasmania, where mothers and children are torn apart by poverty, official judgment, and the cold machinery of institutional life. At its heart is a story of love, resilience, and the fierce determination to hold on to family when everything else is being taken away.
Rich in atmosphere, grounded in history, and written with emotional force, this is a book for readers who want more than a story. It is for those who want to feel the weight of the past, the strength of women who endured it, and the quiet courage of children forced to survive it.
Heartbreaking, compelling, and impossible to forget, The Children of the Living is a novel that will speak to readers of historical fiction, Australian history, women’s history, and literary fiction alike.
Now available for $35.00
Order your copy at www.whispersinfocus.com.au
#TheChildrenOfTheLiving #KateTriebe #WhispersInFocus #HistoricalNovel #AustralianHistory #TasmanianHistory #ColonialHistory #WomenStories #BookLaunch #HistoricalReads #LiteraryNovel #AustralianWriters #MustRead
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