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In 19th-century Ireland, poor, fatherless Aidan O'Brien is befriended by the local landowner, and hated by his son, Devlin Kelly. Transported to Australia for a crime he didn't commit, Aidan fights to survive, first as a prisoner, then as an "emancipist" (an Australian word for ex-convict) until he attains success and finally happiness.
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Dedication: For my mother, Elizabeth Sweeney, and for James Brian Walpole, who never doubted.
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