Kneale, Matthew

While two Englishmen head for Tasmania on a confiscated pirate ship in search of the Garden of Eden, the British continue their violent "civilization" of the natives in this "paradise.".

Nine-year-old Lawrence travels with his mother and younger sister to Rome, fleeing torment from his estranged father, and while staying in the homes of his mother's old friends, Lawrence looks at his new life as an adventure, until his father reappears.

Nine-year-old Lawrence travels with his mother and younger sister to Rome, fleeing torment from his estranged father, and while staying in the homes of his mother's old friends, Lawrence looks at his new life as an adventure, until his father reappears.