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A Workingman's Cemetery

Brief Description
A Workingman's Cemetery unearths the contents of a small bone orchard in 41 short, fictional biographies. The histories of the interred, from a Hunter coalmining village now gone, are connected by the spectacularly unkempt life of Ronald Borthwick, the village gravedigger. Over time, Ronald buried almost... Read More
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A Workingman's Cemetery

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A Workingman's Cemetery unearths the contents of a small bone orchard in 41 short, fictional biographies. The histories of the interred, from a Hunter coalmining village now gone, are connected by the spectacularly unkempt life of Ronald Borthwick, the village gravedigger.

Over time, Ronald buried almost everyone he knew until he was betrayed by a best mate in a village where solidarity is crucial. This betrayal ultimately drove him to murder-suicide in the cemetery.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781923099401

Publisher: Puncher and Wattmann

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 November 2024

Country: Australia

Imprint: Puncher and Wattmann

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 85

About the Author

Tim Gooding is a screenwriter/playwright. He wrote for the legendary Aunty Jack Show, Norman Gunston, and Wollongong the Brave, and created the hit musical series Sweet and Sour; his feature films include Heatwave and On The Loose; for stage, the musicals King Of Country and Rock-Ola, comedies Tentshow Pagliacci and Drums Along the Diamantina and a translation of Moliere's The Miser for the Sydney Theatre Company. His scripts won first prize at the 2007 Chicago International Children's Film Festival and the Theme Prize 2008 Prix Jeunesse, Munich. He is recipient of a 'Distinctly Australian' Writer's Fellowship from the Australian Film Commission.

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