| #816138 in Books | imusti | 2007-09-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 7.80 x2.40 x5.08l,.0 | File type: PDF | 848 pages | PENGUIN GROUP||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| An Excellent Novel That Is Set in the Tasmanian Penal Colony of the Nineteenth Century|By John Lewis|I seldom pick up a book that is such a page turner that my friends notice my antisocial behavior when I sit in a corner with my kindle. This is one of those books. It was very difficult to put it down.
I am amazed that Courtenay is not a more widely read author in t|About the Author|Bryce Courtenay, bestselling Australian author, wrote his first book, The Power of One, at the age of fifty-five. This became the largest-selling book by a living Australian author within Australia, with over half a million copies sold locally.
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...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Potato Factory | Bryce Courtenay. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.
