Catalpa

Name: Catalpa
Brand: Fremantle Press
Price: 28.99 AUD
Availability: PreOrder

Escape to Freedom

By: Joy Lefroy, Mike Lefroy

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Hardcover | 3 March 2026

At a Glance

Format
Hardcover

Age
7 - 12

Dimensions(cm)
23.4 x 19.7 x 1.2

Hardcover

RRP $29.99

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Available: 3rd March 2026

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This is the extraordinary true story of Australia's most daring escape.

It is 150 years since an audacious plan was hatched to rescue a group of unlawfully persecuted Irishmen from Fremantle Prison.

The plot involved friendships and political alliances, secret letters, undercover spies, treachery and a ship, Catalpa, sailing under a false flag. The bold Fenians contended with police on their trail, a looming storm and the threat of international war.

Combining beautiful original illustrations by Marion Duke with historical artefacts such as contemporaneous lithographs and scrimshaw, the authors blend narrative and non-fiction storytelling to create a thrilling new picture book.

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