Publisher's Synopsis
Set in the colonial Australia, "For the Term of His Natural Life" is a powerful tale of human brutality and enduring love. Marcus Clarke peoples his novel with some of the most memorable characters in literature. Rufus Dawes, a man condemned to transportation for a murder he did not commit. Sylvia Vickers, loved by Rufus Dawes, and married to the sadistic jailer Maurice Frere. Shrewd Sarah Purfoy who risks everything for the murderer John Rex. As memorable as Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables", "For the Term of His Natural Life" is a classic across time and borders. "For the Term of His Natural Life" has achieved widespread international acclaim and deserves to be called a classic.
