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The Potato Factory - Bryce Courtenay
The Potato Factory
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Ikey Solomon is very successful indeed, in the art of thieving. Ikey's partner in crime is his mistress, the forthright Mary Abacus, until misfortune befalls them. They are parted and each must make the harsh journey from 19th century London to Van Diemens Land. In the backstreets and dives of... show more
Ikey Solomon is very successful indeed, in the art of thieving. Ikey's partner in crime is his mistress, the forthright Mary Abacus, until misfortune befalls them. They are parted and each must make the harsh journey from 19th century London to Van Diemens Land. In the backstreets and dives of Hobart Town, Mary learns the art of brewing and builds The Potato Factory, where she plans a new future. But her ambitions are threatened by Ikey's wife, Hannah, her old enemy. The two women raise their separate families. As each woman sets out to destroy the other, the families are brought to the edge of disaster.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780140273656 (0140273654)
Publisher: Penguin
Edition language: English
Series: The Potato Factory (#1)
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The Romance Vault
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Well I haven't finished reading this yet as it's my current book, but having got 25% of the way through I know I am going to finish it. It's an easy read to me, the character pop out of the page along with the dirty streets of London. From the cobbled streets to the bawdy houses your drawn into li...
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1.0 The Potato Factory - Bryce Courtenay
Comment before I started: have heard mixed reviews of this, so will be interesting to see how it pans out. Comment once I'd read some of it: Kill me now! So, turns out this is vastly unappealing to me, and I can't understand why this author is so popular. I guess I'm just not his target demographi...
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