The Black Dress: Mary MacKillop - A Novel

Description

She is old now and dying but once she was young - young and poor and smart and drawn desperately to another life. This is the story of an unconventional woman who was born into a time and a religion bound by convention. What Mary MacKillop did with her life is part of history.

Pamela Freeman is an award-winning children's author who has also worked as a freelance business and technical writer. Pamela's work ranges from picture books to young adult novels and she is best known for her Floramonde series of fantasy novels which include The Willow Tree's Daughter, Windrider and The Centre of Magic. The Castings Trilogy is Pamela's highly successful fantasy series for adults published by Hachette Australia. In addition to this, she teaches creative writing to adults at the Sydney Writers' Centre. Victor's Challenge won the 2009 Aurealis Award for Best Children's Short Fiction/Illustrated Work/Picture Book and was a Notable Book in the Younger Readers Category, Children's Book Council of Australia Awards, 2010. For more information about Pamela and her books, please visit her website: www.pamelafreemanbooks.com

...credible and compelling. * The Age * A book about suffering and strength, religion and rebellion, love and anger. * Herald Sun * An inspirational story, no matter what you beliefs are. * Magpies * This is a book steeped in Australian history...a tender and moving narrative. * Good Reading Magazine *