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The story of a small-town, fifth-generation, Irish-Australian Catholic family struggling to reach the first rung of the social ladder. Their lives are forged by the "the four fires" - passion, religion, warfare and fire itself.
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- PublisherPenguin Books
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0141011440
- ISBN 13 9780141011448
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages800
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