“A Soldier, a Sailor and Arabanoo”
by Peter Stewart

THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY OR PERHAPS EVEN THREE...

“This book serves as a poignant exploration of
dignity,respect and the deeply human need to
understand cultures vastly different
from our own.”

AMAZON Review
“My list of books I’ve finished in under 24hours is small and exclusive and has now grown by one……thoroughly
enjoyable.. masterful….a wonderful reading
journey.”

Goodreads review
“an engrossing and informative experience….I recommend this book to anyone interested in expanding
their knowledge of Australia’s history.”

The Hon Linda Burney
Minister for Indigenous Australians

Arabanoo lives with his family on the shores of Sydney Harbour when one day, eleven large canoes mysteriously emerge like ghost ships through misty rain.

Among those on board the traveling vessels, are Captain Watkin Tench and Captain John Hunter - both men recent veterans of America's Revolutionary War.

With a world of difference between Arabanoo, the soldier Tench, and the sailor Hunter, common ground may be something of a challenge to be found between them.

A factually based historical novel that weaves its way through one fascinating incident after another in the early days of the Sydney colony.

Focusing on the relationship between the British and the First Nations people, it plants the seeds that gradually grow to its gripping and dramatic climax.