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Esty Maher's family is uprooted and torn apart during the Irish potato famine - 'the Hunger'. Esty is sent into service, but dreams of going to Australia to find gold, and manages to get assisted passage for her family and friends. However, when they reach Ballarat, her dream and hard work nearly turn to dust in the midst of scavenging and rebellion - but thanks to their self-reliance and ingenuity, the Mahers family turns up trumps.
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Mary Arrigan always keeps her readers agog with cracking adventures, and here she moves confidently into historical fiction. || Girls who like adventure stories will like this one. || A famine story with a difference. || The distances between the Ireland of the Famine and Australia's goldfields are skilfully bridged in a young heroine's story of courage and determination. || This is a compelling read which shows us that although life can be a difficult business, in the end everything counts. || Recommended reading.