Edenglassie

Books

Two extraordinary stories set five generations apart are connected by a violent colonial history, in Melissa Lucashenko's stunning historical epic 'Lucashenko is a national treasure: there are no two ways around it.' Vogue Australia * Already the winner of eight major literary awards, including Australia's richest literary prize * TWO UNFORGETTABLE STORIES. TWO FAMILIES. TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF HISTORY. 1854: When Mulanyin meets the beautiful Nita in Brisbane - or Edenglassie, as it was once briefly known - his community still outnumbers the British settlers. Tensions are simmering just beneath the surface of a fragile peace, but hopes for independence are running high. Yet when colonial unrest tears through the region, Mulanyin's passion for his new bride clashes with his loyalty to a homeland in danger. Two centuries later, fiery activist Winona meets Dr Johnny when her grandmother Eddie has a serious fall. Winona just wants the obstinate centenarian back on her feet, but a shrewd journalist has other ...