The Shiralee

Name: The Shiralee
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780143204732
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By D'Arcy Niland

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The Shiralee by D'Arcy Niland is a heartwarming tale set in the Australian outback. It follows the journey of a tough itinerant labourer, Macauley, as he travels with his young daughter, Buster. The novel explores themes of paternal love, resilience, and redemption as they form an unexpected bond on their travels through challenging landscapes.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy stories that explore themes of isolation, redemption, and the deep bond between a parent and child. Set against the backdrop of the Australian outback, it's a poignant tale that combines adventure with emotional depth, capturing the challenges and beauty of the rugged landscape and the human spirit.

The Shiralee

Everyone has their cross to bear - their swag, their shiralee - and for Macauley, walking across New South Wales in search of work, it is his young daughter who has to suffer his resentment at having her in tow. But then, he discovers that the ties that bind can be as much a comfort as a burden.

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But then, he discovers that the ties that bind can be as much a comfort as a burden, and what he thought of as his Shiralee could be the one thing that will save him from himself.

This classic Australian novel perfectly captures the spirit of the bush and the tough, resilient people of the outback.

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ISBN: 9780143204732

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 June 2010

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 111.0mm

Height: 180.0mm

Weight: 172g

Pages: 272

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About the Author

D'Arcy Niland was born in Glen Innes, New South Wales, and spent much of his boyhood travelling with his Irish father. He began work as a copyboy on the Sydney Sun but soon left to travel the country, where he led an adventurous life, working in a wide variety of jobs - as an opal miner, circus hand, stevedor and woolshed rouse about. He married the writer, Ruth Park, in 1942 and they settled in Sydney where Niland worked as a writer, television and film scriptwriter and magazine editor. He died suddenly in 1967, two days after completing his last novel; he was forty-seven. The Shiralee, with its insights into fatherhood, confirms that he understood the human heart as well as he knew the country roads of Australia.