The Mayne Inheritance
| Author | : Rosamond Siemon |
| Publisher | : Univ. of Queensland Press |
| Total Pages | : 256 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0702234222 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780702234224 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Mayne Inheritance by : Rosamond Siemon
Download or read book The Mayne Inheritance written by Rosamond Siemon and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Opening with a macabre mid-nineteenth century murder, The Mayne Inheritance unfolds like a gothic thriller. Was it the murder victim's money that founded patriarch Patrick Mayne's Queen Street business empire? And were the whispered accusations of murder and genetic madness true? For 150 years scandal and mystery have surrounded the Maynes, a wealthy family who donated the magnificent site on which the University of Queensland now stands.
