Ratwhiskers and Me

By Lorraine Marwood

A powerful atmospheric verse novel set in the Victorian goldfields in the 1800s. Traumatised by a fire in which her family perishes, the narrator poses as a boy on the goldfields. There, Sun Song, a Chinese market gardener is the only one to show any kindness. The narrator flees to the Chinese camp, taking the name Lin. But Ellery, a man with links to Lin's past, is determined to take over all rights on the goldfields, setting in place a dangerous sequence of events. To survive is a test of frienship and loyalty, and a catalyst for Lin to remember her tragic past.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1921150394
• ISBN13: 9781921150395
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Walker Books Australia
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.6" x 5.0" x 0.4"