Against the Wind

1. The Seeds of Fire

In 1796 Ireland, the Mulvanes are oppressed by British laws and taxes. Daught...

3. A Question of Guilt

Mary and Polly survive the sea voyage and are assigned on their arrival in Sy...

4. The Flogging Parson

Mary and Polly begin to settle into their various situations in the new colon...

5. An Agreement Between Officers and Others

Time passes in the colony. Jonathon begins to have genuine feelings for Mary,...

6. A House on the Hill

Mary, who had originally planned to return to Ireland, decides to stay in the...

7. The Tree of Liberty

Work on the land is hard and there is talk of an uprising among the convicts ...

8. When Kings Go Forth to Battle

The uprising has begun but the convicts are tricked and betrayed. The British...

9. The Farmer's Friend

Dinny, although wounded, escapes the slaughter and hides at Jonathan's house....

10. A Matter of Life and Death

Dinny finds an Aboriginal wife and, as he is a wanted man, has to live rough ...

11. The Spirit of Enterprise

Crops are bad at Jonathan's farm and the military want to take advantage of t...

12. The Whip Hand

Jonathan and Will, Polly's husband, start their own illegal distillery. But w...

13. The Windfall Summer

Jonathan is sentenced to six months jail for writing a letter to the Governor...