Kerosene and Candles

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Pub Date 16 Apr 2019 | Archive Date 31 May 2019
General Fiction (Adult) | Historical Fiction

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1907
Hannah Declan arrives in Sydney at a time when bullock trains carry supplies between towns, and lamplighters and street sweepers are a common sight. When Hannah meets a young soldier, Tom Fields, their love blossoms in spite of the distance created by war.

Kerosene and Candles transports the reader from the trenches of Turkey and France to the remote outback of New South Wales. As the Great War spreads across Europe, Hannah is confronted by a changing society where her morals and beliefs are seriously challenged.
This is a tale of tenacity, love and hard times as Hannah struggles to raise her family, all the while fighting to survive the ravages of drought and the great depression.

1907
Hannah Declan arrives in Sydney at a time when bullock trains carry supplies between towns, and lamplighters and street sweepers are a common sight. When Hannah meets a young soldier, Tom...

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A Note From the Publisher

John Kingston McMahon was orphaned as a baby after his parents immigrated from Ireland to Australia. After being raised in institutions, his youth was spent hitch-hiking throughout the Australian outback. He wrote his autobiography in 2013 titled A Long Way to Goulacullin. Kerosene and Candles is his first novel.

John Kingston McMahon was orphaned as a baby after his parents immigrated from Ireland to Australia. After being raised in institutions, his youth was spent hitch-hiking throughout the Australian...

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ISBN 9781838598815
PRICE £3.99 (GBP)
PAGES 200

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Kerosene and Candles has a well-drawn and intriguing main protagonist and a well-constructed plot taking the reader through a stupendous, emotional roller coaster ride!

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Early 1900 Australia finds Hannah Declan meeting young soldier Tom Fields and romance blooms. As WWI approaches, the young couple find themselves torn between their love and their duty, along with battling drought and the depression.

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