Beautifully written - Balint's words make you feel as though you're with Sarah on that journey from England to Australia. This is her debut novel and I think I like it better than her follow up book, "Ophelia's Fan."
Helpful Score: 3
Dreamlike and full of symbolism. Very interesting look at how people immigrated to Austrailia, and a love story.
Helpful Score: 2
A nicely written account of "unmarried women" journeying to the New World in the steerage section of a ship. Evidently based on real letters.
Helpful Score: 2
This is an interesting book which chronicles a young woman's trip from England to Australia in the mid 1800s. The hardship is unbelievable and well-written. Past and present are skillfully woven together until the reader learns the surprising truth of the journey. Highly recommended.
