'Fled' is a powerful narrative of Jenny Trelawney's valiant fight for autonomy against the backdrop of 18th-century England and Australia. Reimagined from the life of the legendary Mary Bryant, the novel follows Jenny, a determined woman who rises from the status of a notorious highway robber to a convicted transportee in a British penal colony. Her unyielding pursuit of freedom leads her to orchestrate a daring maritime escape, navigating over three thousand miles of open water in a perilous quest for survival and a chance at a new beginning. Keneally portrays the relentless hardships, resilience required to overcome them, and the indomitable spirit of a woman who refuses to be shackled by society or fate.