The Remarkable Mrs Reibey by Grantlee Kieza
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The Remarkable Mrs Reibey
- By: Grantlee Kieza
- Narrated by: Deidre Rubenstein
- Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs
Publisher's Summary
As a teenage orphan in England in 1791, Mary Reibey was sentenced to death for stealing a horse. When police cornered her, she was dressed as a boy, and she maintained that disguise until she was unmasked at her trial. Due to her 'tender age', Reibey was spared the hangman's noose and sentenced to seven years' transportation to the colony of New South Wales. With the odds stacked against her, Reibey went on to become Australia's first female business tycoon and the richest woman in the colony, founding the Bank of New South Wales (Westpac), now one of the nation's biggest financial institutions.
In this engaging and meticulously researched portrait, the acclaimed author of bestsellers such as Mrs Kelly, Banks, Banjo and Monash, brings to life the woman immortalised on the Australian $20 note.
Shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards Non Fiction
©2023 Grantlee Kieza. Grantlee Kieza asserts their moral right to be identified as the author of this Work. First published in English by HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Limited in. This audio version produced by arrangement with HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Limited. (P)2023 Bolinda Publishing. This audio version produced by arrangement with HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Limited
Rodney Wetherell
Well-told story of an important Sydney character.
I knew something about Mary Reibey, and was most interested to hear her remarkable story in much more detail. In fact I have visited her house on the banks of the Hawkesbury – or one of her many houses, it turned out. I have also seen Deidre Rubenstein on stage, and heard her in radio productions in years past. She is a highly competent narrator and tells a story well.
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