Texas by Sarah Hay: Allen & Unwin
Texas by Sarah Hay: Allen & Unwin
The compelling new novel of life, land and love in the Top End by Sarah Hay, winner of The Australian/Vogel Literary Award for her first novel, SkinsOn a rundown station in Australia’s remote top end, life for Susannah is isolated, difficult and nothing is as she expected. A dark history seeps through the land and the air shimmers with heat and an intangible menace. Then a young English girl, Laura, arrives to work as a jillaroo and falls in love with Texas, the Aboriginal head stockman, naively believing that her love will pull him out of long-held destructive habits. Texas is a powerful story of the land and the past and desire, of the ruthless nature of this country and the fragility of the people trying to force their will upon it.
About Sarah Hay
Sarah Hay's first novel, Skins, won The Australian/Vogel Literary Award in 2001. Sarah grew up in Esperance, Western Australia, and has worked in journalism and public relations. She now lives in Perth and is studying at the University of Western Australia.
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By: at 19 May, 2008 - 15:50
The title of this book refers to a character who is really peripheral and who is not explored much at all. The reader learns nothing of his feelings, his character, and very little of his background other than as a stereotype.
The book is really about 2 women, one the wife of the station manager, the second an English jillaroo, and alternates between them.
By: at 18 May, 2008 - 22:15
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By: at 29 April, 2008 - 17:47
Sarah Hay launched her new novel Texas in her hometown of Esperance, Thursday 24th April 2008. I have read it and write a review as soon as I get a chance.
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By: at 20 April, 2008 - 21:54
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