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Janet Deakin had lived in Drylands for as long as she could remember. She and Ted had been happy – Ted had passed away some time back, and Janet was lonely; she lived alone above the newsagency where she worked. Janet tried to interest the townsfolk in books instead of the usual magazines and local paper, but she was fighting a losing battle. After hours were spent writing her own book – it was for the world’s last reader….
But the people of Drylands were struggling – the drought was driving peop ...more
But the people of Drylands were struggling – the drought was driving peop ...more
I have never read Thea Astley before and I have to say I was quite overtaken by this novel.
I was swept into the world and her writing is such that you are just sucked into this lovely rhythm of words. The story resonates because so many people have been touched by small country towns that struggle to survive. Once the central part of the community the gradual demise due to drought, crime, foreclosures so creeps up and the town becomes a husk.
There are several character threads that weave their ...more
I was swept into the world and her writing is such that you are just sucked into this lovely rhythm of words. The story resonates because so many people have been touched by small country towns that struggle to survive. Once the central part of the community the gradual demise due to drought, crime, foreclosures so creeps up and the town becomes a husk.
There are several character threads that weave their ...more
Excellent book that gave a real sense of place about rural regional Queensland
Jan 08, 2011
Julia
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