![Four fires. Bryce Courtenay. 2001.](http://browsebooks.com.au/cdn/shop/products/image_124fe7f7-cc20-474a-8fb9-450375acc996_{width}x.jpg?v=1641374796)
In a small town like any other small town around Australia live the Maloneys. They are a fifth-generation Australian family of Irish Catholic descent who are struggling to reach the first rung of the social ladder. 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. Each of their lives is changed forever by the four fires – passion, religion, warfare and fire itself.