Kerosene & Candles

A Novel. Kerosene and Candles, written as a memoir set in pre-WW1 Sydney, and later on, in rural New South Wales, follows the life of Hannah Declan who arrives in Sydney from Ireland in 1907. Bullock trains carried supplies between regional towns, and characters as diverse as lamplighters and street sweepers were a common sight in every town. Hannah meets a young soldier, Tom Fields, who is sent away to war.