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Title: Mrs Kelly
Subtitle: The Astonishing Life of Ned Kelly's Mother
Author: Grantlee Kieza
Narrator: Deidre Rubenstein
Format: Unabridged
Length: 21 hrs and 49 mins
Language: English
Release date: 06-20-17
Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals
Publisher's Summary:
While we know much about the iconic outlaw Ned Kelly, his mother Ellen Kelly has been largely overlooked by Australian writers and historians...until now.
When Ned Kelly's mother, Ellen, arrived in Melbourne in 1841 aged nine, British convict ships were still dumping their unhappy cargo in what was then known as the colony of New South Wales. By the time she died aged 91 in 1923, having outlived seven of her 12 children, motor cars plied the highway near her bush home north of Melbourne, and Australia was a modern, sovereign nation.
Like so many pioneering women, Ellen, the wife of a convict, led a life of great hardship. Born in Ireland during a time of entrenched poverty and sectarian violence, she was a mother of seven when her husband died after months in a police lock-up. She lived through famine and drought, watched her babies die, listened through the prison wall while her eldest son was hanged and saw the charred remains of another of her children who'd died in a shoot-out with police.
One son became Australia's most infamous (and ultimately most celebrated) outlaw; another became a highly decorated policeman, an honorary member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and a worldwide star on the rodeo circuit. Through it all, 'the notorious Mrs Kelly', as she was dubbed by Victoria's Assistant Police Commissioner, survived as best she could, like so many pioneering women of the time.
By best-selling biographer Grantlee Kieza, Mrs Kelly is the astonishing story of one of Australia's most notorious women and her wild family, but it's also the story of the making of Australia, from struggling colony and backwater to modern nation.
Members Reviews:
Great work
Would you consider the audio edition of Mrs Kelly to be better than the print version?
The same
Who was your favorite character and why?
Mrs Kelly - tough and resilient
What about Deidre Rubensteins performance did you like?
A great actress
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Made me very sad at the end
Any additional comments?
Excellent story and performance all round
