Just Tassie Books

Her husband was controversial. He was in the press, in the courts and in prison. Her husband was charismatic, voluble and irrepressible. He survived shipwreck, ruin and slander. Her husband was an entrepreneur, industrialist and pioneer. We continue to drink his beer; we still attend his theatre. His legacy is concrete. His place in history is secure.

But this is not his story, but the imagined story of his wife, Sophia Degraves.

Inspector Jean Augustine hails from Geneva, Switzerland. He now lives and works in Launceston, Tasmania, after being exiled in disgrace by the Chief Commissioner of Police - husband of his lover.

Tasmania, Australia's island state, provides visitors and residents alike with spectacular scenery and intriguing history. Set against the backdrop of this unique place, this collection of three novellas offers tales of adventure and family life.

A Tasmanian novella, set around the mining and wilderness areas of Queenstown and Mt Lyell.