$12.71
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
26 September 2012
Summary
Ruth Park’s Miles Franklin-winning novel brilliantly evokes Australia in the midst of the Great Depression.
Growing up in an Australian country town before World War I, Jackie Hanna and Cushie Moy are carefree and innocent in their love for each other. But Jackie is a dwarf, and his devotion to the beautiful Cushie is condemned by her parents. This is the story of their lifelong odyssey, and of the triumph of a special kind of courage.
Written with warmth and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922079510 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1922079510 |
| Author: | Ruth Park |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | Text Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 26 September 2012 |
| Weight: | 322g |
| Dimensions: | 35mm x 198mm x 129mm |
| Series: | Text Classics |
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Critics Review
‘The ever popular Ruth Park has written one of the best novels of the decade.’
‘The ever popular Ruth Park has written one of the best novels of the decade.’ * The Australian *
‘Almost impossible to put down…its characters keep on living in the imagination.’ * Sydney Sun *
‘A fairy tale of a novel.’ * Sydney Morning Herald *
About The Author
Ruth Park
Born in New Zealand in 1917, Ruth Park spent most of her adult life in Australia. She was widely read and well-loved for her books, which were as equally successful for adults as for children. She is best known for the novels The Harp in the South, Poor Man’s Orange and Swords and Crowns and Rings, for which she won the 1977 Miles Franklin Award.
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