Publisher's Synopsis
Throw a Seven follows seventeen souls as they set sail from the port of Haldia, India, in 1853, bound for a new life in a new land. They have come from Calcutta with The Nobab, a gruff but fair employer. They are leaving behind their old lives to join other settlers in New Zealand, hoping for a brighter future. Among the new arrivals is smart, devious Angelina, a chhi-chhi girl wishing to escape the shame of her mixed heritage. Angelina casts her father's dice to help decide her fate. Over the course of thirty flashes, Throw a Seven follows Angelina and her fellow immigrants, a fascinating cast of characters, as they live, love and fight together over three decades.
