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Well! A Winton Wild West set in the modern age! Pace and menace in equal measure. Very hard to put down and couldn't slow myself down to enjoy the writing. The writing is exceptional as always. There's a poetic rhythm to the protagonist's profanity and it's oh so Aussie. There's so much about this book that could make it "not my sort of book" but it's done so well it's an eyeopener and a must read. May well be a must read again book for me too. Loved it!
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The Shepherd's Hut is my first Tim Winton book since reading Lockie Leonard as a teenager!! It's definitely not my usual fare...I tend to lean towards light and fluffy books with a happily ever after.
The Shepherd's Hut is definitely not that type of book.
Jaxie lives with his abusive father. One day, he comes home to find his father dead. Fearful of being accused, he packs up a backpack and runs away. On foot, he plans to walk to Mount Magnet and the girl he loves. Things don't go at all accordin ...more
The Shepherd's Hut is definitely not that type of book.
Jaxie lives with his abusive father. One day, he comes home to find his father dead. Fearful of being accused, he packs up a backpack and runs away. On foot, he plans to walk to Mount Magnet and the girl he loves. Things don't go at all accordin ...more
Jaxie is around fifteen years old and has lived a pretty rough and difficult life with an abusive father and a mother that recently died from cancer. When Jaxie’s father dies in unexpected circumstances, he automatically assumes he will be blamed and goes on the run, with the intention of heading some distance away through the bush and going to meet up with the love of his life, Lee.
It doesn’t take the ill-prepared Jaxie long to run out of water and food and be in rather a desperate situation. ...more
May 25, 2019
Becky Akromis
marked it as to-read
Jan 22, 2022
Gaynor
marked it as to-read
