Critically acclaimed trilogy spanning the period from the last days of the convict system to the approach of Federation. 'The Second Bridegroom', first published in 1991, deals with a young convict who escapes into the Australian bush, 'The Grisly Wife' first published in 1993, involves an English missionary, her husband and a group of female disciples, and 'Captivity Captive', first published in 1988, features the murder of two sisters and a brother, and the disintegration of a family. The author's other publications include eight volumes of poetry, two biographies and other novels, including 'Just Relations ' which won the Miles Franklin Award in 1982.