The Shiralee - DArcy Niland
Category: Classic
Narrator: James Condon
Tags: Classic, Historical Fiction, Literature
The Shiralee By: DArcy Niland Narrated by: James Condon Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins Unabridged Audiobook Release date: 23-10-2009 Language: English Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd, Editorial Reviews In DArcy Nilands The Shiralee, a pastoral tale of itinerant worker Macaulay and his four-year-old daughter, Buster, actor James Condon pitch-perfectly creates a cast of unmistakeable characters straight out of the Australian countryside. As they drift through towns looking for work and a place to sleep, Macaulay considers Buster to be a shiralee, something burdensome in local parlance, and his resentment is clear. Buster chips away at Macauleys hard exterior until he cant imagine life without her. Condons ear for the way people talk complements Nilands vivid descriptions, bringing rural Australia and this unique relationship clearly into focus., Publishers Summary A true Australian classic, warmly welcomed into the Bolinda Classics range. A shiralee is a swag, a burden, a bloody millston
