The Sawdust House by David Whish-Wilson

'The craft in Whish-Wilson's story can be seen in the research but the art is in his passionate use of language.'
 Bruce Pascoe

San Francisco, 1856, Irish-born ex-convict James 'Yankee' Sullivan is being held in jail by the Committee of Vigilance, which aims to rout Australian criminals from the town.

As Sullivan's mistress seeks his release, and his fellow prisoners are led to the gallows one by one, the convict recounts the story of his daring escape from penal servitude in Australia to how he became one of America's most celebrated boxers and met the one true love of his life.

Sullivan's extraordinary, real-life tale of triumph and tragedy is recorded by Thomas Crane, a newspaperman and Mormon with private reasons for his own being in San Francisco.

Genres: Historical Fiction - Australia
Condition: Very good
Published: 2022 by Fremantle Press
Pages: 301
ISBN: 9781760990374
Weight: 380g