We Kaytons
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
From the sun-baked verandahs of a Queensland homestead, Steele Rudd — the pen name of Arthur Hoey Davis — chronicles the struggles and triumphs of the Kayton family in We Kaytons, a vivid portrait of rural Australian life at the turn of the twentieth century. The novel follows the fortunes of a pioneering settler family as they grapple with the unrelenting hardships of the land, their fraying relationships, and the quiet dignity demanded by bush existence. Rudd presents their story with the same earthy humour and unsentimental compassion that made his On Our Selection series beloved by generations of Australian readers. A cornerstone of Australian pastoral literature, We Kaytons illustrates Rudd's remarkable ability to balance comedy with pathos, rendering the lives of ordinary country folk with both warmth and unflinching honesty. His prose carries the rhythms and idioms of the Australian bush, grounding each scene in an authenticity that feels lived-in rather than observed from a distance. For readers who have ever wondered what it truly cost to carve a life from the unforgiving Queensland scrub, this novel offers an answer that is as moving as it is enduring.
Author: Steele Rudd
Format: Paperback
Published: 1972, University of Queensland Press
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
From the sun-baked verandahs of a Queensland homestead, Steele Rudd — the pen name of Arthur Hoey Davis — chronicles the struggles and triumphs of the Kayton family in We Kaytons, a vivid portrait of rural Australian life at the turn of the twentieth century. The novel follows the fortunes of a pioneering settler family as they grapple with the unrelenting hardships of the land, their fraying relationships, and the quiet dignity demanded by bush existence. Rudd presents their story with the same earthy humour and unsentimental compassion that made his On Our Selection series beloved by generations of Australian readers. A cornerstone of Australian pastoral literature, We Kaytons illustrates Rudd's remarkable ability to balance comedy with pathos, rendering the lives of ordinary country folk with both warmth and unflinching honesty. His prose carries the rhythms and idioms of the Australian bush, grounding each scene in an authenticity that feels lived-in rather than observed from a distance. For readers who have ever wondered what it truly cost to carve a life from the unforgiving Queensland scrub, this novel offers an answer that is as moving as it is enduring.