Aileen Pluker Aileen Pluker i(11392920 works by)
Also writes as: Patricia Cunningham
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Margaret Catchpole Aileen Pluker , Port Lincoln : Aileen Pluker , 2016 11393052 2016 single work novel historical fiction

‘Margaret Catchpole, you have been found guilty of the crime of horse stealing. You will be taken from this place, back to the prison whence you came, and there to a place of execution, and there to be hanged by the neck until you are dead, and may God have mercy on your soul.’ For love of a sailor, turned smuggler, Margaret Catchpole, a law abiding, religious young woman, found herself condemned to death. Yet, she would live to be transported, for life, to the colony of New South Wales where she became servant, shopkeeper, midwife, heroine and a household name. This is the story of an illiterate Suffolk maid who became a legend and has left us with one of the few convict accounts of life in the penal colony of New South Wales on the other side of the world.' (Synopsis)

1 y separately published work icon Melissa's Medallion Patricia Cunningham , United States of America (USA) : Patricia Cunningham , 2013 11393223 2013 single work children's fiction children's

'The tragic death of a young student, Melissa Franklin, was a shock to all those who knew her; the two teachers whose job it was to supervise the excursion; her friends and fellow students who felt some responsibility for the accident and Stephen Watson who could not understand why Melissa had suddenly dumped him. Though the death was declared an accident, there was still some suspicion that it may have been a suicide. Susan, Melissa's sister is determined to find out what was going on in her sister's life and what really happened that day.' (Synopsis)

1 y separately published work icon My Name Is SOS Patricia Cunningham , United States of America (USA) : Patricia Cunningham , 2012 11393381 2012 single work children's fiction children's

'Once he had acquired a respectable nickname, SOS was sure he was destined for great things, but he did not expect them to happen in the way they did. Sitting in the classroom, during an English test, he suddenly found himself on his feet shouting, "Isn't anybody listening.' It was his voice, but he hadn't said it. And so began an exciting adventure for him and his friend Sandy as they attempt to free Will Naylor from the clutches of the strange Dr Maxwell.'

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