Jack Maggs by Peter Carey

Jack Maggs

Peter Carey

344 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction historical mystery mysterious reflective fast-paced
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The year is 1837 and ex-convict Jack Maggs has returned illegally to London from Australia. Installing himself in the household of a genteel grocer, he attracts the attention of a cross-section of society. Saucy Mercy Larkin wants him for a mate. ...

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