The Shiralee, D’Arcy Niland, 1955
- Australia, #11
- Paperback, bought from Alibris.com for $0.99
- Read October 2014
- Rating: 2.5/5
- Recommended for: light reading, transparent emotional manipulation
The Shiralee
Fiction
The Harp in the South
The Harp in the South, Ruth Park, 1947
- Australia, #10
- Kindle, £4.35 for the trilogy (I only read the first book)
- Read October 2014
- Rating: 3/5
- Recommended for: People who like both John Steinbeck and Roddy Doyle
The Fortunes of Richard Mahony
The Fortunes of Richard Mahony, Henry Handel Richardson, 1930
- Australia, #9
- Kindle, £2.68 from amazon
- Read October 2014
- Rating: 2.5/5
- Recommended for: Those willing to plod through a tedious middle section for the reward of some serious pathos at the end
Such is Life
Such is Life, Joseph Furphy, 1903
- Australia, #6
- Kindle, free from amazon.com
- Read September 2014
- Rating: 3/5
- Recommended for: People who like Henry Lawson’s subject matter, but want it presented with a plot and a little bit of comedy.
My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career, Miles Franklin, 1901
- Australia, #5
- Borrowed from Camden Library, London
- Read May, 2014
- Rating: 4/5
- Opening Line: “Boo, hoo! Ow, ow; Oh! oh! Me’ll die. Boo, hoo. The pain, the pain! Boo, hoo!”
- Recommended for: People who find “Happily ever after” a little bit suspect (especially those who have a sneaking suspicion that it’s the princess who’s getting the raw end of the marriage deal)
For the Term of His Natural Life
- Australia, #1
- Kindle edition, £0.77 from amazon.co.uk
- September 2014
- Rating: 3/5
- Recommended for: Fans of Victorian adventure stories; people who are interested in reading about Australia’s history as a penal colony and don’t mind it coming with a hefty serving of classism and romanticism.
Around the World in 2000 Books 