by Tony Park
‘ An action-packed, cracking good read’
HERALD-SUN
Peter Watt
The Silent Frontier
Lachlan, John and Phoebe McDonald, three young children tragically separated after the massacre at the Ballarat goldfields, try to make their way in a world filled with poverty and war.
John is determined to find his lost siblings and works hard to make a name for himself. A business partnership leads to riches and rewards that he never dreamed of.
Lachlan has always known what it is to struggle for survival. But even a life of bare knuckle fighting and destitution cannot prepare him for the war he finds himself in against the Maori of New Zealand, nor the feelings he has for his commanding officer’s sister.
A tale of courage, hope and forbidden love set against the backdrop of the New Zealand Maori wars and an emerging Australian nation.