The Waddi Tree by Kerry McGinnis - ISBN: 9780143573043
Paperback
A gripping tale of family, loss, and resilience in the Australian Outback.

The Waddi Tree

  • Paperback

    384 pages

  • Release Date

    28 January 2015

Summary

The bestselling novel that will break your heart then lift it up, by the author of Wildhorse Creek and Tracking North, Kerry McGinnis.

“As authentic as it gets.” - Australian Outback Books

“Heartbreaking one moment but full of hope with the turn of the page.” - Adelaide Advertiser

“An epic that will touch all hearts and inspire others.” - Bendigo Advertiser

Diverging Paths

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9780143573043
ISBN-10:0143573047
Author:Kerry McGinnis
Publisher:Penguin Random House Australia
Imprint:Penguin Random House Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:28 January 2015
Weight:302g
Dimensions:21mm x 129mm x 197mm
A-Format
The Waddi Tree by Kerry McGinnis - ISBN: 9780143573043
129 × 197 mm
B-Format
C-Format
A4
mm / in
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Critics Review

Reviews for The Waddi Tree ‘McGinnis has an ear for the colloquialisms of the bush and keen eye when it comes to realising the landscape.’ The Age ‘Heartbreaking one moment but full of hope with the turn of the page.’ Adelaide Advertiser ‘Should be on every school and book club list of recommended reads, right across Australia …McGinnis builds an epic that will touch all hearts and inspire others travelling the many hard roads in life’s quests.’ Bendigo Advertiser

About The Author

Kerry McGinnis

Kerry McGinnis was born in Adelaide and at the age of twelve took up a life of droving with her father and four siblings. The family travelled extensively across the Northern Territory and Queensland before settling on a station in the Gulf Country. Kerry has worked as a shepherd, droving hand, gardener and stock-camp and station cook on the family property, Bowthorn, north-west of Mount Isa. She is the author of two volumes of memoir, Pieces of Blue and Heart Country, and the bestselling novels The Waddi Tree, Wildhorse Creek, Mallee Sky, Tracking North, Out of Alice, Secrets of the Springs, The Heartwood Hotel, The Roadhouse, Croc Country, The Missing Girl and Gathering Storms. Kerry now lives in Bundaberg and was awarded the Order of the Outback in 2022 for her work in promoting the bush.

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