Tarantino meets Deadwood in this full-throttle drama of our colonial past, written by the indomitable Leah Purcell. Henry Lawson's story of the Drover's Wife pits the stoic silhouette of a woman against the unforgiving Australian landscape, staring down a serpent it's our frontier myth captured in a
Drover's Secret Life
โ Scribed by Erickson, John R
- Book ID
- 109639639
- Publisher
- Maverick Books, Inc.
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 2 MB
- Series
- Hank the Cowdog 53
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
For twenty-five years, readers have enjoyed watching Drover, Hank's trusty sidekick try to finagle himself out of every dangerous situation that arises on the ranch. But what happened before Drover came to the ranch? Well, it's all here - from his early days as runt of the litter, through his fruitless search for a job, to his ultimate position as Hank's right-paw man.
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WINNER OF: Best Drama and the Victorian Prize for Literature, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards (2017) Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting and Book of the Year, NSW Premier's Literary Awards (2017) Best New Australian Work, Sydney Theatre Awards (2016) Balnaves Foundation Indigenous Playwright'
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