The rat catcher, a love story, Kim Kelly
Type
Label
The rat catcher, a love story, Kim Kelly
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The rat catcher
Responsibility statement
Kim Kelly
Sub title
a love story
Summary
In 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
Target audience
adult
Creator
Genre
Subject
Content
Author
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1