{"product_id":"2026200004575-secondhand-hear-the-train-blow-patsy-adam-smiths-classic-autobiography-of-growing-up-in-the-bush","title":"Hear The Train Blow: Patsy Adam-Smith's Classic Autobiography Of Growing Up In The Bush","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Mylar layer on jacket\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beloved classic of Australian memoir literature, Hear the Train Blow chronicles the remarkable childhood and adolescence of Patsy Adam-Smith, who grew up in the remote bush and railway camps of Victoria during the 1930s and 1940s. With warmth, humor, and an unflinching eye for detail, the narrative paints a vivid portrait of a vanishing Australia — one defined by itinerant railway workers, isolated communities, and the rhythms of a hard but richly textured rural life. Adam-Smith recounts her unconventional upbringing with a storyteller's gift, capturing the resilience and camaraderie of working-class Australians who carved out lives far from the comforts of the city. The prose carries a deeply nostalgic yet unsentimental tone, grounding each memory in the sights, sounds, and characters of a world that has largely disappeared. Widely regarded as one of the finest Australian autobiographies of the twentieth century, it stands as both a personal coming-of-age story and an invaluable social history of bush life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48792153424091,"sku":"2026200004575-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/d8e4866b-8967-49c8-a410-4e9a253d0a6c.png?v=1779272753","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200004575-secondhand-hear-the-train-blow-patsy-adam-smiths-classic-autobiography-of-growing-up-in-the-bush","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}