Description
Join Mary Wade on a long and perilous journey that begins in the
slums of eighteenth century London. Aged thirteen, Mary is imprisoned
in Newgate prison awaiting sentence of death for a petty theft.
When her sentence is commuted to transportation she sets sail
onboard a prison ship to the other side of the world. Australia
brings the promise of a new life, but does Mary have what it takes
to make it in the land of opportunity?