I Botany Bay

Author: Bethan Gwanas

ISBN: 9781784611620
Publication Date: 11 January 2017
Publisher: Y Lolfa, Tal-y-bont
Format: Paperback, 195x128 mm, 240 pages
Language: Welsh

♥ Welsh-language Book of the Month: December 2015

Popular author Bethan Gwanas's latest novel set in Wales and Australia. Part fact, part fiction, it follows Ann Lewis, an ordinary girl who finds work at a local tailor shop, but her fall from grace isn't far away and leads to an epic journey. Reprint. First Published in 2015.

The following has been provided by the Publisher:
Author Biography:

Prolific author Bethan Gwanas is from Brithdir, near Dolgellau originally. She has published many books and has written for both stage and television. Her books for Welsh learners are also hugely popular and include the Blodwen Jones series.

Further Information:
Based on real life events this exciting tale follows Ann Lewis, a young girl from an ordinary family who is lucky enough to get a job as a seamstress in the 19th century. But this turn of events leads to a spectacular fall from grace as love leads her astray... to court, jail and a lifetime in Botany Bay, Australia.