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La Fábrica de Patatas

Esta cautivadora serie sumerge a los lectores en las duras realidades de la vida del siglo XIX, rastreando los destinos entrelazados de ladrones, amantes y rivales acérrimos. Sigue a los personajes en un peligroso viaje desde el submundo de Londres hasta las lejanas costas de Van Diemen's Land, donde se forja un imperio inesperado. Las narrativas entrelazan historias de ambición, supervivencia y la búsqueda desesperada de un nuevo comienzo, mientras viejos rencores encienden conflictos presentes. Es una saga que explora la resiliencia del espíritu humano frente a obstáculos formidables.

The Potato Factory Trilogy - 3: Solomon's Song
Tommo and Hawk
The Potato Factory

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  1. The Potato Factory

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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 Hobart Town, Mary learns the art of brewing and builds The Potato Factory, where she plans a new future. But her ambitions are threatened by Ikey's wife, Hannah, her old enemy. The two women raise their separate families. As each woman sets out to destroy the other, the families are brought to the edge of disaster.

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  2. 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 New Zealand, from the Rocks in Sydney to the miners' riots at the goldfields, Tommo and Hawk must learn each other's strengths and weaknesses in order to survive. Especially in their last, worst confrontation between good and evil. Brilliantly evoking a time of struggle and triumph in the young colonies, Bryce Courtenay has created an unforgettable tale of the enduring bond between two brothers.

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  3. When Mary Abacus dies, she leaves her business empire in the hands of the warring Solomon family. Hawk Solomon is determined to bring together both sides of the tribe - but it is the new generation who must fight to change the future.Solomons are pitted against Solomons as the families are locked in a bitter struggle that crosses battlefields and continents to reach a powerful conclusion.

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