2/05/2025
Name : Kathleen Anne Beer
Location : Loveland, Colorado, USA
Title : Wonderful book about my ancestor
Review : I recently discovered, via DNA, that Robert Forrester is my 5x great grandfather. I was delighted to discover there was a book about his life. I was even more delighted to actually have this book in my hands. My grandfather's history in Australia had been lost after be moved to New Zealand, married, had four children (one was my mother), then died at a young age. Since he died so young his children lost the chance to learn his history and for many years we were up against a brick wall. Thanks to Stuart Hamilton, another descendant, contacting me, I finally found my grandfather's history. Thanks to Louise I have a true feeling of connection after reading her amazing book. When I hold this book I am teleported back in time and feel the connection deeply. Even if you're not a descendant it is still a great read about the people, time, and history.

18/01/2023
Name : Grahame
Location : Brisbane
Title : Sentenced to Debt.
Review : Robert Forrester, the subject of this book, is my Great / Great / Great Grand-father and I would like to sincerely thank Louise Wilson for an excellent book about Robert's life , firstly in England , followed by his rather long sea journey to Botany Bay , then Norfolk Island and finally his rather daunting Hawkesbury River "experience ". The amount of research which Louise would have undertaken to compile this book is somewhat unbelievable , but certainly highlights her skills as an Author and Researcher and " Sentenced to Debt " is a credit to Louise.

18/01/2023
Name : Grahame
Location : Brisbane
Title : Sentenced to Debt.
Review : Robert Forrester, the subject of this book, is my Great / Great / Great Grand-father and I would like to sincerely thank Louise Wilson for an excellent book about Robert's life , firstly in England , followed by his rather long sea journey to Botany Bay , then Norfolk Island and finally his rather daunting Hawkesbury River "experience ". The amount of research which Louise would have undertaken to compile this book is somewhat unbelievable , but certainly highlights her skills as an Author and Researcher and " Sentenced to Debt " is a credit to Louise.

28/09/2020
Name : Judith Bush
Location : Victoria
Title : Meticulous Research
Review : Wouldn't Robert Forrester be amazed to find a substantial book detailing his life and family? Louise has done an amazing job researching this book. I found it very readable and loved the way she dealt very fairly with Robert's early indigenous encounters. It gave the reader an understanding of the problems faced by farmers and convicts alike when it came to the indigenous population. Neither side understood the other and this was just one aspect of trying to live a new life in a very strange country. It is likely that it will only be others who have journeyed down the same track as Louise by tracing an early ancestor themselves will understand how driven and compelling the journey becomes. They will appreciate the amount of work, time and money that Louise has put into this book. The researcher travels into the world of their ancestors and walks with them in their footsteps. Very well done Louise and I am proud to have your book on my bookshelf.

28/09/2020
Name : Kristal
Location : Brisbane
Title : Sentenced to Debt
Review : Awesome book, exceptionally well written and researched by author and descendant Louise Wilson. I consider myself so lucky to have this treasure about my own ancestors. Anyone interested in early Australian convict history and the white settlement era of Australia should read this book. So good I bought one for my mother as well.