239 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables, portraits ; 25 cm
regular print
Contents
Part 1. Epsom salts and the rosary -- Part 2. The mad years -- Part 3. All steps and stairs -- Part 4. An old dog for a hard road
Summary
Hell's Only Half Full tells the colourful story of Victorian pioneersettler Lucy Little (Nan) through the lives of three generations of her family. It is essentially a gritty yet engaging story of strong, resourceful women (and fairly ineffectual men) dealing with abject poverty in an unforgiving environment