Caraher's Lane

Young Polly Asker falls victim to ruthless business bully Sir Walter Glengyle, and he and his cronies are angered when Polly and a small band of Caraher’s Lane supporters fight back.
Caraher’s Lane is about the inhabitants of the most desperate slum in old Sydney Town. Murder, rape, prosecution, and persecution are all regular features of life in the Lane. But despite repeated setbacks, the Askers never abandon their dreams of a better life ahead.
Meanwhile, the warfare between the Askers and the Glengyles rages. Polly gives birth to Glengyle’s illegitimate son, and revenge is the motive for the Glengyle-ordered demolition of most of the still-occupied primitive shacks on Caraher’s Lane.
Caraher’s Lane is the ultimate tear-jerking suspense saga.