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Name: The Potato Factory

Author: Bryce Courtenay
Year: 1995
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Genres/categories:
Historical fiction
Culture: Australia

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ISBNs:
9780143004561
0143004565

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.

This book is part of the "The Potato Factory" series. Here are some other books from this series:

"Solomon's Song"
First published in 1999
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"Tommo & Hawk"
First published in 1998
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