**Traces Magazine subscribers only**
Happy Friday Traces, readers! It's time for our weekly Friday Book Giveaway!
Open to current Traces Magazine subscribers only. Please confirm your customer ID when entering. Not a subscriber? Use code FREEBOOK for 10% off print subscriptions.
This week's featured novel is 'Life in the Past Lane', by Michael O'Brien.
This is the story of a man who researched his family tree, only to find that it had been growing in a forest full of unusual life.
His family began arriving in Sydney, Australia, in 1839, whether by choice or by the order of an overworked judge. Either way, they left their old ways (and sometimes, spouses) behind and began a new life (sometimes with new spouses).
While the O'Brien and Kingdom families had their share of interesting people, so did life around them. There were heroes, villains, brilliant minds, and utter morons. There was thrilling entertainment (until television arrived), political shenanigans, sporting successes and complete failures. There were some extraordinary stories in some extraordinary times.
With a dry sense of humour and the odd tear in his eye, Michael O'Brien tells the tale of his family and the world they lived in.
To enter: Like the post, tag a friend and tell us in the comments section: 'What is something interesting that has been discovered in your family history research?'
Entries close Monday 3 May 5pm AEST. Australian entrants only. Traces Magazine subscribers only. Winner will be announced via Facebook on Wednesday 5 May.
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