{"product_id":"9781921656767","title":"The Lieutenant","description":"Author: Grenville, Kate\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781921656767\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 25 Oct 2010\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1787 Lieutenant Thomas Rooke sets sail from Portsmouth with the First Fleet and its cargo of convicts, destined for New South Wales. As a young officer and a man of science, the shy and quiet Rooke is full of anticipation about the natural wonders he might discover in this strange land on the other side of the world.\u003cbr\u003e After the fleet arrives in Port Jackson, Rooke sets up camp on a rocky and isolated point, and starts his work of astronomy and navigation. It's not too long before some of the Aboriginal people who live around the harbour pay him a visit. One of them, a girl named Tarunga, starts to teach him her own language. But her lessons and their friendship are interrupted when Rooke is given an order that will change his life forever.\u003cbr\u003e Inspired by the 1790 notebooks of William Dawes in which he recorded his conversations with a young Gadigal woman, \u003ci\u003eThe Lieutenant\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about a man discovering his true self in extraordinary circumstances. This powerful novel will enthral readers of Kate Grenville's bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Secret River,\u003c\/i\u003e winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48135672168606,"sku":"UBD-9781921656767","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781921656767.jpg?v=1786626683","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781921656767","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}