19th century Australia: Captain Woolcot, having lost his wife tragically young, remarried a much younger young woman to provide his six children with a new mother. Together, they had another child, making seven. The Captain felt it was necessary to run the family with army discipline, but his rules and regulations were no match for the fun loving children, led by the redoubtable Judy. "But now it was morning, and she could disbelieve it no longer. Esther had come to her bedside and kissed her sorrowfully, her beautiful face troubled and tender. The kind-hearted stepmother had begged as she had never done before for a remission of poor Judy's sentence, but the Captain was adamant. To boarding school she must go!"
I Woolcots Serie
Questa serie narra le vite dei vivaci bambini Woolcot e della loro severa ma amorevole famiglia nell'Australia coloniale. Esplora temi dell'infanzia, del dovere e delle spesso dure realtà della vita di frontiera, bilanciati da momenti di gioia e amore duraturo. Le narrazioni approfondiscono le complessità delle dinamiche familiari e lo spirito indomito dei suoi giovani protagonisti su uno sfondo storico vivido.
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The Family at Misrule tells the story of the family five years on, including new baby girl Esther.