19th century Australia: Captain Woolcot, having lost his wife tragically young, remarried a much younger young woman to provide his six children with a new mother. Together, they had another child, making seven. The Captain felt it was necessary to run the family with army discipline, but his rules and regulations were no match for the fun loving children, led by the redoubtable Judy. "But now it was morning, and she could disbelieve it no longer. Esther had come to her bedside and kissed her sorrowfully, her beautiful face troubled and tender. The kind-hearted stepmother had begged as she had never done before for a remission of poor Judy's sentence, but the Captain was adamant. To boarding school she must go!"
Los Woolcots Serie
Esta serie narra las vidas de los enérgicos niños Woolcot y su severa pero cariñosa familia en la Australia colonial. Explora temas de la infancia, el deber y las a menudo duras realidades de la vida en la frontera, equilibrados con momentos de alegría y amor perdurable. Las narrativas profundizan en las complejidades de la dinámica familiar y el espíritu perdurable de sus jóvenes protagonistas en un vívido telón de fondo histórico.
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The Family at Misrule
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The Family at Misrule tells the story of the family five years on, including new baby girl Esther.