Skins

Hay, Sarah 1966- (Author).

Summary: Shipwrecked off the coast of Western Australia in 1835, Dorothea Newell is marooned on Middle Island with other survivors. Stranded, they seek shelter in a sealers' camp. The desolate environment of the island camp is a place where men from all corners of the globe struggle to trade seal skins, and the appearance of women-rare commodities in that place and time-opens a further form of trade. As a desperate means of survival, Dorothea is forced into an alliance with the camp's fierce leader ...

Record details

ISBN: 1741151279 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781741151275 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource
Publisher: Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2002.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Winner, The Australian/Vogel Literary Award"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
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Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.