Caroline's dilemma: a colonial inheritance saga
Auteur :
Bradbury, Bettina
Éditeur :
NewSouth Publishing
ISBN :
9781742236605
Date de publication :
1 nov. 2019
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,3 cm
Poids :
503 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Australie
Caroline Kearney's husband bequeathed her a heart-breaking dilemma. Writing his will as he lay dying in Melbourne in 1865, Edward Kearney promised his wife £100 a year and more to educate their sons, but only if she moved to Ireland with their six children. How did this young widow respond to such a draconian exercise of male power?