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It is the story of two young children, born into the poverty-stricken years of the Isle of Man, when drunkenness and smuggling were rife. Two children who were imprisoned for the heinous crime of stealing a scrap of food to keep themselves alive. Daniel, worldly-wise, who has had to fend for himself for most of his ten years of life. Unwanted from birth, abandoned and unloved, he has had the strength to develop into a caring young man, old and mature for his age. Eight-year-old Isabella, who had been forced to flee from home to escape being sold into prostitution by a depraved mother. Small for her age, she is frail and unable to look after herself. Released from gaol in Castle Rushen in midwinter, with no home to go to, the children team up in a heartrending battle for survival. As they slither rapidly into further trouble and disaster looms, it is only their involvement with a smuggling family that saves them from deportation to the Americas ... or possibly even death!

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Reviews for Shadow of the Wheel, also by this author: Shadow of the Wheel is a realistic and well written love story commencing on the Isle of Man in 1854. It continues with a very authentically written sea journey of immigrants travelling to South Australia searching for a new beginning in a new country. It is a superb story not to be missed. -- Val Griffiths, author of Coona Girl Shadow Of The Wheel is a joy to read! A marvelous piece of Historical Fiction. From the beginning to the end, the story will draw you into its pages with a new dramas unfolding that will keep you wondering what happens next. Pat is, without doubt, a wonderful storyteller, and she has produced a most enjoyable book. Worthwhile reading, --Alison Lewis, author of Missing and Seasons of Life

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