by Patricia Shaw · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783426622124
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«Sonnenfeuer» is the historical novel by Patricia Shaw, published by Droemer Knaur in paperback (651 pages, in German).
The action takes place in 19th-century Australia, during the gold rush, when thousands of immigrants seek their fortune. The story follows two women, an Aboriginal woman and the daughter of a deported English convict couple, who work as servants in the house of the governor of Brisbane and strike up a friendship.
The novel was originally published as River of the Sun in 1992; this German edition is translated from English by Heide Horn, Barbara Steckhan and Robert Weiß.
For readers of historical fiction, especially those interested in colonial Australia and stories of friendship between women.
Patricia Shaw was an Australian novelist and non-fiction writer.
