The lieutenant, Kate Grenville
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The lieutenant, Kate Grenville
Language
eng
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Literary form
non fiction
Main title
The lieutenant
Medium
electronic resource
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Kate Grenville
Summary
In 1788, Lieutenant Daniel Rooke sails into Sydney Cove with the First Fleet, hoping to advance his career. Instead, his life is unimaginably changed. As a young officer and a man of science, the eccentric Rooke is full of anticipation about the natural wonders he might discover in this strange new land. As the newcomers struggle to establish a settlement for themselves and their cargo of convicts, Rooke sets up his observatory to chart the stars. A young Aboriginal girl visits and begins to teach him her language. As they learn to speak together, they build a rapport that bridges the gap between their dangerously different worlds. Then Rooke is given a command that forces him to choose between his duty as a soldier and the friendship that's become so precious to him. The Lieutenant charts a unique moment when one world engaged with another, leaving both changed forever
Target audience
adult
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