Five words from the blurb: Australia, skull, Aboriginal, return, descendants Riding the Black Cockatoo is the memoir of an Australian man whose family displayed an Aboriginal skull on their mantelpiece for 40 years. He decides to return it to its native home, discovering lots of facts about Aboriginal people along the way. This book has recently become [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Australia’
After the Fire, A Still Small Voice – Evie Wyld
Winner of 2009 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for best work of literature by a UK or Commonwealth writer aged 35 or under I have heard a few people rave about this book, certain that this is going to win numerous literary awards in 2010; so I thought I should get a head start on the [...]
Cloudstreet – Tim Winton
Winner of the Miles Franklin Award 1992 Cloudstreet is described as an Australian classic and I was really looking forward to reading my first Tim Winton novel, but I’m afraid I was a little bit disappointed. The book follows two working class families who are forced to live together in the same large house in a [...]
The Slap – Christos Tsiolkas
Winner of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2009 I think that The Slap is the most male book I have ever read. If you want to gain an insight into the male mind, then this book is essential reading, but I warn you that it isn’t a pretty sight. It is packed with swear words, thoughts [...]
The Secret River – Kate Grenville
Winner of the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize 2006Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2006 William Thornhill is born into poverty, in 19th century London; to survive he turns to crime. One night he is caught stealing from his employer, and sentenced to death. He pleads for mercy, and manages to escape the rope by agreeing to be sent, with his [...]
