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My Brother Tom
In a small town in the Australian outback during the 1930s, Tom and Peggy struggle against the social tensions and conflicts that make their romance a delicate subject
- GenresAustralia
200 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1967
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About the author
James Aldridge
73 books31 followersFrom Wikipedia: Harold Edward James Aldridge is a multi-award winning Australian author and journalist whose World War II despatches were published worldwide and formed the basis of several of his novels, including the prize-winning The Sea Eagle about Australian troops in Crete.
Aldridge was born in White Hills, a suburb of Bendigo, Victoria. By the mid 1920s the Aldridge family had moved to Swan Hill, and many of his Australian stories are based on his life growing up there. Aldridge moved to London in 1938; he currently lives in Battersea, South West London.
The stories that are based on the real living conditions of his hometown of Swan Hill include his 1995 Children's Book Council of Australia book of the year "The True Story of Lilli Stubeck", one of his St Helen series of children's books. He lived in Cairo for many years, writing several books about the Middle East, including "Cairo - Biography of a City" and the novels "The Diplomat" and "Heroes of the Empty View". His 1973 children's novel "A Sporting Proposition" was adapted for the 1975 Disney film "Ride a Wild Pony".
Aldridge was born in White Hills, a suburb of Bendigo, Victoria. By the mid 1920s the Aldridge family had moved to Swan Hill, and many of his Australian stories are based on his life growing up there. Aldridge moved to London in 1938; he currently lives in Battersea, South West London.
The stories that are based on the real living conditions of his hometown of Swan Hill include his 1995 Children's Book Council of Australia book of the year "The True Story of Lilli Stubeck", one of his St Helen series of children's books. He lived in Cairo for many years, writing several books about the Middle East, including "Cairo - Biography of a City" and the novels "The Diplomat" and "Heroes of the Empty View". His 1973 children's novel "A Sporting Proposition" was adapted for the 1975 Disney film "Ride a Wild Pony".
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April 21, 2024
Me pareció un libro con un final poco esperado pero un poco lento la verdad
July 12, 2024
Beautiful prose but the plot didn’t grip me.
September 18, 2024
Finally finished this 200 page book lmao
I picked up this book as a way of getting a bit of a boost in my reading challenge but it took so much longer to read than I hoped. I just didn’t have the time or motivation to read it. So here we are 2-3 weeks later finishing it.
This was a small town Australian story about a boy named Tom and girl named Peggy and their troubles with family etc, all told from the perspective of Tom’s brother Kit.
The story had a bit of a mystery involved so that kept the book moving and engaging. The language was quite old and had some slang throughout to in some spots because hard to comprehend, as well as the mention of historical events which I was unaware of.
The characters were cool, the story was fairly easy to follow and it was just a little read about an Australian outback story.
Overall this book was ok, cute little story and a bit of a
change in theme and pace from what I usually read.
3 stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️
I picked up this book as a way of getting a bit of a boost in my reading challenge but it took so much longer to read than I hoped. I just didn’t have the time or motivation to read it. So here we are 2-3 weeks later finishing it.
This was a small town Australian story about a boy named Tom and girl named Peggy and their troubles with family etc, all told from the perspective of Tom’s brother Kit.
The story had a bit of a mystery involved so that kept the book moving and engaging. The language was quite old and had some slang throughout to in some spots because hard to comprehend, as well as the mention of historical events which I was unaware of.
The characters were cool, the story was fairly easy to follow and it was just a little read about an Australian outback story.
Overall this book was ok, cute little story and a bit of a
change in theme and pace from what I usually read.
3 stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️
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