Devil's Brood

A multi-generational literary saga, Devil's Brood blends the legendary historyof Australia s frontier days with reflections on love, legacy and eternity. Transported for smuggling, Mary Dawlish arrives in Van Diemen s Landin 1840. Escaping from captivity, she joins a gang of bushrangers. Shebecomes involved with the gang leader but he is a psychopath who wouldcertainly have killed her had she not killed him first. Captured after a bank raid and facing the gallows, she escapes and becomesa star in a circus. When gold is discovered, she opens several profitablebutchers shops. Acquiring a gold mine, she becomes rich and earns thenickname of Devil s Bride. Estranged daughter Vanessa (Devil s Daughter) joins Josh Barton, herfuture husband, discovering rich tin deposits along Tasmania s west coast. Vanessa s granddaughter Jane, born in 1934, belongs to an ultra-secretbranch of Australia s Secret Service, carrying out operations that earn herthe nickname of Devil s Disciple. She becomes a best-selling novelist andestablishes a spiritual connection with her long-dead ancestor. In 2024, surrounded by children and grandchildren (Devil s Brood), ninetyyear-old Jane contemplates the mystical connection linking past, presentand future in a love transcending time.