CLANCY'S CROSSING

Clancy Fitzgerald's travels through Australia as an escaped transported convict impart considerable historical fiction in this novel. Richard Aspel efficiently narrates a cast of convicts, British servicemen, townspeople and native Australians. Throughout this saga, we hear the hopes and burdens of newcomers, fears of natives whose land is being encroached upon, and clashes between captives and captors. Aspel illustrates the changing geography of the land with the movement of characters. A great deal of history and tradition from down under can be realized from this story. B.J.L. © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine [Published: JUN/JUL 00]