Highway robber Convict Runaway Mother Jenny Trelawney is no ordinary thief. Forced by poverty to live in the Devon forest, she becomes a successful highway woman, until her luck runs out. Transported to Australia, Jenny must tackle new challenges and growing responsibilities. When famine hits the new colony, Jenny is convinced that those she most cares about will not survive. And so she becomes the leader in a grand plot of escape. Setting sail in a small open boat on an unknown ocean, she will do anything for freedom, but at what cost? Meg Keneally's debut novel is an epic historical adventure based on the extraordinary true story of convict Mary Bryant.