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A Long Way from Misery
Born in 1926, Jack lived in a different time, but the way he sees it, they were better days. He loved his childhood growing up with his many siblings on a farm called Misery, and retells it with delight.
A Long Way from Misery takes you on a rollicking journey through the Australia of yesteryear with Jack Turner, the larrikin shearer, as he rescues his brother from being drowned by a kangaroo, rides a wild steer through the house, and leaps off a moving train. But these misadventures are nothing compared to his mother wielding a carving knife.
A Long Way from Misery takes you on a rollicking journey through the Australia of yesteryear with Jack Turner, the larrikin shearer, as he rescues his brother from being drowned by a kangaroo, rides a wild steer through the house, and leaps off a moving train. But these misadventures are nothing compared to his mother wielding a carving knife.
298 pages, Paperback
Published April 8, 2016
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May 19, 2017
A Long Way from Misery is a touching and entertaining account of a life well spent, told by an Aussie shearer and larrikin.
January 15, 2017
A beautiful collaborative effort.
Jack Turner is an engaging storyteller who with the assistance of Jacqui, shares with us the adventures of his early life, and the prime of his life as a shearer.
The detail of his odd jobs, adventures and mischeivous times not only leaves rarely a dull moment for the reader but provides a window into the past of: various aspects of shearing jargon, Australian slang, and growing up in rural areas of Australia.
Not just another family memoir, this is a work with potential for use in Australian classrooms to look back at an era of Australian history.
Jack Turner is an engaging storyteller who with the assistance of Jacqui, shares with us the adventures of his early life, and the prime of his life as a shearer.
The detail of his odd jobs, adventures and mischeivous times not only leaves rarely a dull moment for the reader but provides a window into the past of: various aspects of shearing jargon, Australian slang, and growing up in rural areas of Australia.
Not just another family memoir, this is a work with potential for use in Australian classrooms to look back at an era of Australian history.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews