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The Rat Catcher: A Love Story

Kim Kelly

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Description:LONGLISTED FOR THE ARA HISTORICAL NOVEL PRIZE 2022SHORTLISTED FOR VIVA LA NOVELLA 2021In the sweltering summer of 1900, young wharf labourer Patrick O’Reilly is down on his luck in the slums of Sydney and homesick for Tralee. When a deadly outbreak of plague descends on the city, O’Reilly’s daydreaming mind is miles away – in the golden hair and kindly, confident air of a girl called Rosie Hughes.Just as he’s wondering why any girl would want a no-hoper like him, opportunity knocks with the offer of a job as a rat catcher working for the city’s Plague Department, containing the spread of disease. But the job will bring him a lot more than a pay rise and a swift education on traps and poisons.In the Public Lending Library, on the top floor of the Queen Victoria Building, above the bustling centre of Sydney, he comes face-to-face with a legendary rat called Old Scratch who will change the way he understands himself and the world forever.Drawn from Kim Kelly’s own trove of Irish-Australian family lore, The Rat Catcher is a mischievous, fast-paced fable told with her trademark compassion, a sharp eye on the epic in the ordinary, and an irrepressible love for life, in all its marvellous forms. Praise for The Rat Catcher: A Love Story'This treasure of a read is cinematic, romantic, and extraordinarily good fun.' Frances Macken, author of You Have to Make Your Own Fun Around here. 'a wonder of a tale — masterfully compressed but endlessly capacious.... Kelly's elegant storytelling is full of wit and wisdom.' Wendy James, author of A Little Bird'told with sparkling humour reminiscent of Peter Carey' - Alison Booth, author of The Painting'It will charm you, intrigue you and make you smile.' - Mary-Lou Stephens, author of The Last of the Apple BlossomWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Rat Catcher: A Love Story. To get started finding The Rat Catcher: A Love Story, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 117

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Brio Books

Release: 2022

ISBN: 1761280155

Description: LONGLISTED FOR THE ARA HISTORICAL NOVEL PRIZE 2022SHORTLISTED FOR VIVA LA NOVELLA 2021In the sweltering summer of 1900, young wharf labourer Patrick O’Reilly is down on his luck in the slums of Sydney and homesick for Tralee. When a deadly outbreak of plague descends on the city, O’Reilly’s daydreaming mind is miles away – in the golden hair and kindly, confident air of a girl called Rosie Hughes.Just as he’s wondering why any girl would want a no-hoper like him, opportunity knocks with the offer of a job as a rat catcher working for the city’s Plague Department, containing the spread of disease. But the job will bring him a lot more than a pay rise and a swift education on traps and poisons.In the Public Lending Library, on the top floor of the Queen Victoria Building, above the bustling centre of Sydney, he comes face-to-face with a legendary rat called Old Scratch who will change the way he understands himself and the world forever.Drawn from Kim Kelly’s own trove of Irish-Australian family lore, The Rat Catcher is a mischievous, fast-paced fable told with her trademark compassion, a sharp eye on the epic in the ordinary, and an irrepressible love for life, in all its marvellous forms. Praise for The Rat Catcher: A Love Story'This treasure of a read is cinematic, romantic, and extraordinarily good fun.' Frances Macken, author of You Have to Make Your Own Fun Around here. 'a wonder of a tale — masterfully compressed but endlessly capacious.... Kelly's elegant storytelling is full of wit and wisdom.' Wendy James, author of A Little Bird'told with sparkling humour reminiscent of Peter Carey' - Alison Booth, author of The Painting'It will charm you, intrigue you and make you smile.' - Mary-Lou Stephens, author of The Last of the Apple BlossomWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Rat Catcher: A Love Story. To get started finding The Rat Catcher: A Love Story, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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