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The Silk Merchant's Son
About this book
In 1846, linguistics professor Fabrice Cleriquot is despatched from Lyon to the Swan River Colony, sent away with a box full of silkworms to stop him from bringing more disgrace upon the family. Accompanying him on board the Elizabeth are twenty-eight mismatched and misguided Catholic missionaries including Dom Salvado, who seeks to create a Spanish Benedictine monastery deep in the bush, and the Irish Sisters of Mercy, who are fleeing a dreadful famine. Given the job of distributing a huge donation from a wealthy benefactress, Fabrice bears witness to the folly of his travelling companions whose presumptuous attempts to rescue the colony and the original inhabitants from themselves, can only lead to tragedy.
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Literature GeneralTable of contents
- Cover
- About the Author
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- 1. The Wrong Scarf
- 2. The Last Swim
- 3. The Rot Sets In
- 4. In Fleamantle
- 5. The Three Missions
- 6. A Series of Departures
- 7. A Fireside Chat
- 8. To Toodyay
- 9. The Piano Concert
- 10. Crossing the Avon
- 11. Tragedy at Badji Badji
- 12. A Funeral
- 13. The Naughty Marys
- 14. Life in The Garden
- 15. The Ladies’ Luncheon
- 16. New Norcia Blooms
- 17. The Synod
- 18. The Shipping News
- 19. Meeting Pio Nono
- 20. Return to Lorette
- Noongar Words
- Historical Figures and Places
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgements
- Copyright