An Outback Life Tapa blanda - 2011

All I could think of as my heart thumped in my chest and the rumble of 900 stampeding buffalo rocked my vehicle was, 'Strewth! Am I in trouble now!' In An Outback Life, Mary Groves describes the heart-breaking isolation, the hard work and the rises and falls in her family fortunes as they battle to survive in the Top End. Mary was just 14 when her family moved to the Northern Territory from Melbourne. In her early 20s, she met Joe Groves - a cattleman, horse breaker, drover and rodeo rider. Mary and Joe fell in love and raised four children while leading an exciting and challenging life on an array of cattle stations. During her 40 years in the outback, Mary faced death, disaster and disappointments with remarkable resilience and stoicism. She learned to operate helicopters, cattle trucks and anything else it took to help keep her family afloat, proving that if you want something badly enough you need tenacity, perseverance and - most importantly - a sense of humour. An earthy tale of love, hope, loss and survival in the outback, Mary tells her story at a lively pace, with one entertaining yarn after another.

Detalles

• Título An Outback Life
• Autor Mary Groves
• Encuadernación Tapa blanda
• Edición First Edition
• Páginas 344
• Volúmenes 1
• Idioma ENG
• Editorial Allen & Unwin Australia, Sydney
• Fecha de publicación 2011-06-01
• ISBN 9781742377056 / 174237705X
• Dewey Decimal Code 920.72