A multi-generational literary saga, Devil’s Brood blends the legendary historyof Australia’s frontier days with reflections on love, legacy and eternity.Transported for smuggling, Mary Dawlish arrives in Van Diemen’s Landin 1840. Escaping from captivity, she joins a gang of bushrangers. Shebecomes involved with the gang leader but he is a psychopath who wouldcertainly have killed her had she not killed him first.Captured after a bank raid and facing the gallows, she escapes and becomesa star in a circus. When gold is discovered, she opens several profitablebutchers shops. Acquiring a gold mine, she becomes rich and earns thenickname of Devil’s Bride.Estranged daughter Vanessa (Devil’s Daughter) joins Josh Barton, herfuture husband, discovering rich tin deposits along Tasmania’s west coast.Vanessa’s granddaughter Jane, born in 1934, belongs to an ultra-secretbranch of Australia’s Secret Service, carrying out operations that earn herthe nickname of Devil’s Disciple. She becomes a best-selling novelist andestablishes a spiritual connection with her long-dead ancestor.In 2024, surrounded by children and grandchildren (Devil’s Brood), ninetyyear-old Jane contemplates the mystical connection linking past, presentand future in a love transcending time.