Bridie's Fire

Kirsty Murray

• Publisher: Allen & Unwin
• Year: 2014
• eBook ISBN: 9781742692289

This sweeping historical novel for young adults documents the adventures of Bridie, an orphaned Irish teenager who escapes the potato famine that claimed the lives of her parents and baby brother. Independent and stubborn, Bridie makes a new life for herself in the rough-and-tumble world of Australia during the nineteenth-century gold rush. Her adventures with miners, other migrants, and even a traveling theater troupe paint a vivid picture of early life in Melbourne. Bridie's resilience and courage make her a compelling heroine for teenage readers and her heartwarming story will engage them in the vivid historical setting.

Table of contents

• COVER PAGE
• TITLE PAGE
• COPYRIGHT PAGE
• DEDICATION
• CONTENTS
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• 1. RIDE A WILD PONY
• 2. THE HUNGER
• 3. ST BRIGID’S EVE
• 4. THE GOING AWAY
• 5. FEVER AND CHANGELINGS
• 6. ROAD INTO DARKNESS
• 7. THE DEATH-HOUSE
• 8. BLACK DOGS AND BROKEN HOUSES
• 9. PILGRIM SOULS
• 10. RIOT
• 11. ANGEL, GO BEFORE ME
• 12. LAND OF FOREVER YOUNG
• 13. THE VOYAGE SOUTH
• 14. WINDS OF FREEDOM
• 15. THE NEW WORLD
• 16. BEAUMANOIR
• 17. GILBERT CLARENCE ARTHUR BLOOMFIELD DE QUINCEY
• 18. BY THE WATERS AND THE WILD
• 19. SILKEN THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES
• 20. THE FATE OF GIRLS
• 21. SEA CHANGE
• 22. HEARTS OF FIRE
• 23. EMBER PRAYER
• 24. GOLD DUST
• 25. BILLY DARE
• 26. LEAP OF FAITH
• 27. MIDNIGHT
• 28. THE CHOICE
• 29. ALONE
• 30. THE NIGHT FOSSICKER
• 31. EDDIE BONES
• 32. SONGBIRD OF THE SOUTH
• 33. A TROUPE OF STARS
• 34. BROKEN PROMISES
• 35. THE LIVING AND THE DEAD
• 36. STARRY, STARRY NIGHT
• AUTHOR’S NOTE