false 107430 9 There is a clarity, elegance, and beauty to Conway's <I>Road to Coorain</I> that places it firmly at the apogee of autobiography along with such masterpieces as <I>West With the Night</I> by Beryl Markham, or <I>An American Childhood</I>, by Annie Dillard. <P> From the first sentence, you will be drawn inexorably into the story of her childhood in New South Wales, Australia, and her gradual discovery of--and by--the larger world: the clarity of Conway's language satisfies like cold clear water after a day in the desert: the rhythm of her sentences has a timelessness and expansiveness akin to the Australian landscape itself. This is very likely a book you will remember the rest of <I>your</I> life. Highly Recommended. 390926 1989 The Road from Coorain total:851|5:196|4:378|3:215|2:47|1:15| 851 3246 1121 130 4 1 false false Mon Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 02 20:14:33 -0800 2009 Tue Apr 14 06:33:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jan 30 10:41:02 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 10:48:22 -0800 2008
I remember this autobiography for the decription of Australia. Jill is born to parents who have pioneered a sheep station. They struggle against the seasons and lonliness. Hill is home schooled. Her brothers l...more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 18:03:55 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 18:32:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed May 14 01:08:27 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 01:08:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 23 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Tue Nov 10 18:12:08 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 18:12:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 23 10:45:10 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 11:31:49 -0700 2009
This book is about AU, I have friends there, been there. USA & AU have a great deal in common. W...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 04 18:26:09 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 18 14:44:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Sep 04 19:28:36 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 19:38:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 true false Mon Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 22 07:20:32 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 10 17:52:06 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Wed Aug 12 13:25:53 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 13:29:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 06:54:19 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 06:59:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 11:17:47 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 13:15:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 12:54:02 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 18:23:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 08 09:32:32 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 09:32:32 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 10:08:49 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 08:47:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 09 13:24:24 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 09 13:32:19 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 23 06:36:46 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 07:14:32 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 04:43:48 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 18:06:40 -0700 2009 1

I got this at Gretel's during my stay in Australia and thought it would be an interesting story of Australia, which it was. Jil grew up on an isolated sheep-farm in the grasslands and eventually ended up in America as the first wo...more...]]> 1 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 25 06:31:54 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 10:26:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Sep 14 04:36:45 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 04:40:13 -0700 2008
Still, I loved this book. I could identify with her need to protect/break free of her menta...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=107430