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The Woolgrower’s Companion: Rhoades Joy
The Woolgrower’s Companion: Rhoades Joy
hardback | English
Published:
8 June, 2017
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781784741341 |
| ISBN10 | 1784741345 |
| Number Of Pages | 416 |
| Item Weight | 639 g |
| Product Dimensions | 158 x 42 x 236 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Chatto & Windus |
| Format | hardback |
| Edition | 01 |
Media Reviews
I love The Woolgrower's Companion, a heart-breaking tale beautifully told. This compelling story of war and love, of family and prejudice is magical and its characters and place are so deeply evocative, I can't wait to read it again * Kathryn Stockett, bestselling author of The Help *
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 *
Be immersed in the harsh, rugged romance of the Aussie bush, thanks to a wonderful new voice in literary rural fiction * Australian Women's Weekly *
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 *
A moving story ... While the subject matter of drought, mental illness, war and a battle with finances sounds like a tough read, The Woolgrower's Companion is anything but. Author Joy Rhoades is a skilful writer who draws readers in with a story that twists and turns * Melbourne Weekly Times *
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 *
Author's Bio
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.