海角大神

Skip to footer

Reader recommendation: The Lieutenant

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.

  • By Edie Anne Hutchinson, Yarmouth, Me.

Kate Grenville draws you into a subtle pas de deux in The Lieutenant, set in New South Wales, Australia, when His Majesty鈥檚 ships arrive with troops and convicts in 1786.聽 Lieutenant Daniel Rooke, always an outsider, meets with conflict as he tries to balance his knowledge of early navigation and astronomy, his duty to a binding pledge, and the friendships he develops with the Aborigines. This novel is at times mysterious yet also relevant to today鈥檚 culture misunderstandings.

You've read  of  free articles. Subscribe to continue.
Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive.
海角大神 was founded in 1908 to lift the standard of journalism and uplift humanity. We aim to 鈥渟peak the truth in love.鈥� Our goal is not to tell you what to think, but to give you the essential knowledge and understanding to come to your own intelligent conclusions. Join us in this mission by subscribing.
QR Code to Reader recommendation: The Lieutenant
Read this article in
/Books/Readers-Picks/2012/1114/Reader-recommendation-The-Lieutenant
QR Code to Subscription page
Start your subscription today
/subscribe