Deepwater

The first book in the Deepwater series, an Australian historical saga set in early 20th century Australia where the Sydney docks were a place of poverty, bigotry and ignorance. The Catholic Church and the appearance of respectability ruled the lives of ordinary people. The men worked on the docks for little, while the women had babies and worked as well, doing what they could to make ends meet. Women eked out the housekeeping to last until their man's next payday. Children went barefoot to ...