Tag: Australian Literature

Coming Rain – Stephen Daisley

READ FOR NZ BOOK AWARDS Lew McLeod and Painter Hayes have been travelling Western Australia since they were boys, shearing, charcoal burning, whatever work comes. They take shearing jobs for a large farm, where the younger of them, Lew, falls in love with the… Continue Reading “Coming Rain – Stephen Daisley”

The Harp In The South – Ruth Park

READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Sophia The portrayal of an Irish-Australian family living in the slums of Surrey Hills in the ’40s. Ruth Park is a New Zealand-born Australian. ❍ “The Harp of The South was a bit of an average read for me.  It did make… Continue Reading “The Harp In The South – Ruth Park”