The Philosopher’s Daughters by Alison Booth is a historical story of sisters Sarah and Harriet, who grow up in 1890’s London with their father, a respected philosopher. Sarah marries Henry and they plan to honeymoon in Australia. Harriet ends up joining them after a while and by this time Henry has got a job in the Australian outback, driving cattle.
The sisters new home is Dimbulah Downs. As remote as it could be, with the native Aboriginal families as neighbours. Here is where Harriet and Sarah discover how badly the Aboriginals are treated in life. With their father raising them to see equalities in life, this really opens their eyes to how harsh other people are treated by some in life.

This book taught me a lot about the cruel way in which the Aboriginal families were treated and Alison’s dedication to the research was clear throughout. It made me think about how history repeats itself time and time again. Such a good novel! The story is, as I have said, well researched and the characters are well crafted.

I fully enjoyed this book as a sweeping historical fiction novel which took me from the shores of England and swept me to the red, dusty earth of the Australian outback! Thanks to @AnneCater, @booth_alison,@RedDoorBooks and finally, Random Things Tours for allowing me to be a part of this wonderful book tour for #ThePhilosophersDaughters today.