The Woolgrowers Companion by Joy Rhoades
But with her father succumbing to wounds he's borne since the Great War, the management of the farm is increasingly falling on Kate's shoulders. With only the sheep-rearing book The Woolgrower's Companion to guide her, Kate rises to the challenge.Over the course of one year, Kate finds a strength and defiance she never knew she had in this fascinating debut novel * Red Magazine *
A story of survival and forbidden love, this hooks you in from the atmospheric first pages, and will have you rooting for the feisty heroine * Sunday Mirror *
A heart-breaking love story from a great new voice -- Sue Price * Saga *
A novel about endurance and a stubborn will to survive, it is written with passion and intensity that is hugely attractive -- Elizabeth Buchan
This sweeping epic set in rural New South Wales is about love, family and testing your mettle -- and it's compulsively readable. Just the thing for those lazy summer days * Marie Claire Australia *
Full of moral dilemmas, brutality, and humanity, this is a terrific first novel that illuminates and unknown corner, while creating characters who can and cannot change their minds * Frances Fyfield, judging the 2018 McKitterick Prize *
An easy-to-read tale of Australian rural life and family drama ... Rhoades paints a vivid picture of the Australian bush, the strict social code, snobbery and racism -- Sue Barraclough * Irish News *
Full of fine descriptions and multi-faceted characters, this is a convincing portrayal of life in 1940’s outback Australia and an engaging read * Choice *
The descriptions of life on a 1940s Australian sheep station are authentic, as are all the characters that inhabit this often confronting landscape... Its honesty and truth shine through on every page, and it deserves the highest recommendation * Historical Novels Review *
Joy Rhoades was born in a small town in the bush in Queensland, Australia, with an early memory of flat country and a broad sky. Growing up, she loved two things best: reading and the bush, often climbing a tree to sit with a book. Her family would visit her grandmother, a fifth-generation grazier and a gentle teller of stories of her life on her family’s sheep farm.
At 13, Joy left for Brisbane, first for school and then to study law at university. After graduating, she worked all over the world as a lawyer. It was in New York that she completed a master's degree in Creative Writing at the New School University, and the people, the history, and the landscape of her childhood led her to start writing The Woolgrower's Companion.
She now lives in London with her French husband and their two young children, but she misses the Australian sky.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781784741341 |
| ISBN 10 | 1784741345 |
| Title | The Woolgrowers Companion |
| Author | Joy Rhoades |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2017-06-08 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Prizes | Long-listed for Historical Writers' Association Crown Awards (Debut) 2018 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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