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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... read more

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  1. The Potato Factory

    by Bryce Courtenay (Author)

    Ikey Solomon is the King Rat of the dark backstreets of 19th-century Stepney. A notorious criminal, his only fear is that Hannah, his resentful and ambitious wife, will force him to reveal his half of the combination to the safe in which their...

  2. Tommo and Hawk (Potato Factory Trilogy)

    by Bryce Courtenay (Author)

    Brutally kidnapped and separated in childhood, Tommo and Hawk are reunited at the age of fifteen in Hobart. Together they escape their troubled pasts and set off on a journey into manhood. From whale hunting in the Pacific to the Maori wars of...

  3. Solomon's Song

    by Bryce Courtenay
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This book is in Potato Factory Trilogy. (standard series)

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  1. Bryce Courtenay (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Pen Commercial
Country: Australia
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0140273654
Page Count: 852

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