<meta content="urn:uuid:ce666829-8028-47e3-b1d7-f6428abda9df" name="Adept.expected.resource"/> </head> <body><div> <a id="adv2"/> </div> <p class="center1"><img alt="" height="176" src="docimages/3.jpg" width="115"/></p> <p class="center"> </p> <p class="center"><strong>THE BLUE-EYED ABORIGINE</strong></p> <p class="center">Rosemary Hayes</p> <p class="center"> </p> <p class="center">It is 1629, and there is mutiny in the air aboard the Dutch ship <em>Batavia</em> as she plies her way towards Java with her precious cargo. Jan, a cabin boy, and Wouter, a young soldier, find themselves caught up in the tragic wrecking and bloody revolt that follow. But worse is to come…</p> <p class="center">Based on real events, Rosemary Hayes’s gripping story recaptures some of sea history’s most dramatic moments, linking the fates of Jan and Wouter with discoveries that intrigue Australians to this day.</p> <p class="center"> </p> <p class="center"><strong>“A definite must-read.” <em>Young Writers</em></strong></p> <p class="center"><strong>“A captivating tale.” <em>ReadPlus</em></strong></p> <p class="center"><strong>“An intriguing, hard-hitting story.” <em>Reading Upside Down</em></strong></p> </body> </html>