Rafferty Makes A Landfall
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: wear and tear. Page Condition: Good.
When young Rafferty arrives in a new land with nothing but his wits and a battered briefcase, the stage is set for a richly drawn tale of displacement, resilience, and the search for belonging. Joan Woodberry's Rafferty Makes a Landfall chronicles the journey of a determined young boy navigating the unfamiliar terrain of mid-twentieth-century Australia, where every stranger is a potential ally or obstacle, and home is a concept still to be discovered. With warmth and quiet tension, Woodberry crafts a story that speaks directly to the universal childhood experience of feeling out of place in a world that seems to have already decided its rules without you. Woodberry writes with an assured, gentle hand — her prose is economical yet evocative, capturing the anxieties and small triumphs of youth with remarkable clarity. As a celebrated figure in Australian children's literature, she brings an authenticity to her depiction of working-class life and immigrant experience that elevates Rafferty Makes a Landfall beyond a simple adventure story into something far more enduring. Whether Rafferty truly finds his footing in this strange new world remains a question that will keep young readers — and the young at heart — eagerly turning pages.
Author: Joan Woodberry
Format: Hardback
Genre: Childrens fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: wear and tear. Page Condition: Good.
When young Rafferty arrives in a new land with nothing but his wits and a battered briefcase, the stage is set for a richly drawn tale of displacement, resilience, and the search for belonging. Joan Woodberry's Rafferty Makes a Landfall chronicles the journey of a determined young boy navigating the unfamiliar terrain of mid-twentieth-century Australia, where every stranger is a potential ally or obstacle, and home is a concept still to be discovered. With warmth and quiet tension, Woodberry crafts a story that speaks directly to the universal childhood experience of feeling out of place in a world that seems to have already decided its rules without you. Woodberry writes with an assured, gentle hand — her prose is economical yet evocative, capturing the anxieties and small triumphs of youth with remarkable clarity. As a celebrated figure in Australian children's literature, she brings an authenticity to her depiction of working-class life and immigrant experience that elevates Rafferty Makes a Landfall beyond a simple adventure story into something far more enduring. Whether Rafferty truly finds his footing in this strange new world remains a question that will keep young readers — and the young at heart — eagerly turning pages.