in englisch

„In a small town like any other small town in Australia live the Maloneys. They are fifth-generation immigrants of Irish Catholic descent who are still struggling to reach the first rung of the social ladder. But the Maloneys are a family you won’t forget: a strong mother, a father broken by war, three boys and two girls, one of whom has an illegitimate daughter. They are not destined to have an ordinary life.

For the Maloneys are touched by the four fires that have moulded the Australian people: passion, religion, warfare and fire itself. And in each of them these fires burn bright …“
(Klappentext)