{"product_id":"son-of-hydra-a-historical-novel-of-love-exile-redemption-and-australias-first-greek-convict-9781763786738","title":"Son of Hydra: A Historical Novel of Love, Exile, Redemption, and Australia's First Greek Convict","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA powerful historical novel of love, exile and redemption based on the true story of Australia's first Greek convict.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe had everything - power, privilege, a future. One fateful decision cost him his name, his freedom, and everything he thought defined a man.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSydney, 1829.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGhikas Voulgaris\u003c\/strong\u003e was born to command - the proud son of a powerful Greek shipping family, raised to believe the world would bend to his will.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut one impulsive act during the Greek War of Independence changes everything. His punishment is swift and public: exile to the raw penal colony of New South Wales, half a world away from his island home, stripped of name and status.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Australia, the man who once dreamed of his own fleet now tends another man's sheep and takes orders like a servant. His fellow workers don't care who he was. And Mary - a fierce Irish orphan who will bow to no man - is everything he doesn't want in a woman, and the one person who can see who he might become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGhikas believes he'll survive his sentence, return home, and reclaim his birthright.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the real fight is just beginning, not against chains, but against himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInspired by a true story, Son of Hydra is a sweeping tale of love, loss, and redemption, a powerful blend of Greek and Australian historical fiction that explores pride, punishment, and what it truly means to be a man.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shelley Dark Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781763786738\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.95d","brand":"Shelley Dark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52107873648821,"sku":"9781763786738","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e4e92254-6fdc-47a5-b851-40488e5c57e0.jpg?v=1765862837","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/son-of-hydra-a-historical-novel-of-love-exile-redemption-and-australias-first-greek-convict-9781763786738","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}