Lynch, John,  1935- <br/><br/>
The convict and the soldier / 
John P. F. Lynch. 
 - xii, 333 pages :  genealogical table ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/> HISTORICAL FICTION. AUSTRALIAN. The story is set in the 1850s and begins in County Clare, Ireland. A young Irishman Michael Keogh, a shipwright, returns home to assist Edmund, father in his small farm. Simultaneously, a wealthy British Army Officer, John Hall, arrives at a posting in the town ofKilrush, County Clare. Both eventually travel to Australia in the eventful 1850s, together with an erratic and devious Colonel Paul Lang. The picturesque Clare country side becomes the backdrop to the dramatic death of a vicious Constable and brings Michael to the attention of the authorities. During this time Michael helps an Irish rebel, Brendan Devlin, to escape to America. Later Brendan would repay this favour to Michael. A concurrent story also occurs in Clare. During an eviction of a poor farmer, Michael is arrested charged and sentenced to seven years transportation to Van Diemen's Land. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781877059957 1877059951 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Convicts--Fiction.<br/>Soldiers--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Historical fiction.<br/>Australian fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>A823.4