Dangerous Women by Hope Adams (Penguin Michael Joseph UK)

Historical fiction based on true facts.

200 women, petty criminals, sail on ship Rajah from England to Tasmania. Some begin to work on a big patchwork quilt, which connect them in many ways. Each woman is different, they are practically the parts of a big patchwork, everyone with their own story. One of the woman is murdered, the killer is unknown. Who is it and is everyone really who they claim to be?

Beautiful written novel about love, sadness, awful battle for survival and especially about women and their role in history.

4/5