'I'm sitting down to write the opening lines of this book a year to the day since my mum died. She is constantly in my thoughts, not just because I miss her terribly, but because she was the inspiration for this collection of stories about women who have come from very different places to make a new life in rural Australia.' City Girl, Country Girl brings together the stories of women who have left lives in the city or another country to build a new future in places where knowing how to milk a cow or drive a tractor stand them in far better stead than an ability to negotiate rush-hour traffic or find a good cappuccino.
It ranges in scope from the classic outback story of Sarah Durack in the late 1800s, to the author's own mother's experiences of swapping wartime Melbourne for a dairy farm on the Limestone Coast, to the present day. City Girl, Country Girl is a compelling and fascinating account of these women's journeys as they struggle through personal tragedy, hardship and self-doubt with grace, humour, perseverance and more than a little hard work.
By:
Liz Harfull Read by:
Liz Harfull Imprint: ABC/ Bolinda Audio Country of Publication: Australia Edition: Unabridged Dimensions:
Height: 134mm,
Width: 146mm,
Spine: 28mm
Weight: 190g ISBN:9781489356789 ISBN 10: 1489356789 Publication Date:28 August 2016 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:CD-Audio Publisher's Status: Active