This is the tale of Margaret Catchpole spirited woman born into a smugglers world in Suffolk in the late 1700s who was sentenced to hang not once but twice. B... » 

This is the tale of Margaret Catchpole spirited woman born into a smugglers world in Suffolk in the late 1700s who was sentenced to hang not once but twice. But she escapes the gallows and is transported with other convicts to Australia. A wonderful novel about passion and class it is inspired by the life of the real Margaret Catchpole the original scapegallow. This is the tale of Margaret Catchpole spirited woman born into a smugglers world in Suffolk in the late 1700s who was sentenced to hang not once but twice. But she escapes the gallows and is transported with other convicts to Australia. A wonderful novel about passion and class it is inspired by the life of the real Margaret Catchpole the original scapegallow. «