Book Synopsis: Lord Edward Bannister finds his wife and her maid in the convict colony of Botany Bay in Australia. When he discovers them, Lady Catherine is desperately ill. After seeing to Catherine’s recovery, Edward makes it his life’s purpose to bring to justice the men and women responsible for the women’s unjust imprisonment and transport to Botany Bay. Edward and Catherine examine the bond the two women share, and their lives and experiences, as Edward finds and gets vengeance from those who abused them. The story also engages the reader in the class struggle of the times and the impact it had on the lives of Lady Catherine and her maid.
Autobiography: Helen has always enjoyed historic English Literature and has taken a deep interest in her English ancestors. She attended the University of Ballarat where she completed a degree in Professional Writing and Editing. She enjoyed it immensely. Over the course of several decades she has written several stories, though this is her first book of this length. She has always had a passion for writing. Thanks to a loving Husband her confidence has blossomed. She enjoys the time she has for writing. Most of all she has wanted to follow the advice of her dear Mother before she died some years ago: ’Don’t give up your writing’! Offering words crafted in her more mature years, she is happily married and lives in Tucson, Arizona with her husband. She is Australian by birth and has two adult sons and one grandson living in Australia.