Publisher's Synopsis
Set during the first Australian cricket tour of England in 1868, this magnificant debut novel explores an extraordinary friendship between King Cole, one of the Aboriginal players, and Sarah Larkin, a bookish spinster living in London. Taking his lead from true historical events, Ed Hillyer has created an exceptionally powerful novel of epic proportions - brimming with memorable characters and historical intrigue and etched with documentary detail that vividly brings Victorian London to life.
