UWA Press, Australia

This book is a companion to Oliver Twist Finds a Home.

‘You get me a file, and you get me grub, or I’ll have your heart and liver out!’ When young orphan Pip is frightened into helping an escaped convict on the run, he must steal from his sister, the formidable Mrs Joe. The next day, at Christmas dinner, just as the theft is about to be discovered, soldiers arrive with a pair of handcuffs…