By The Sandhills Of Yamboorah
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:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
In the vast, sun-scorched Australian outback, a young boy's solitary world is transformed by an unlikely bond with a wild dog — the heart of Reginald Ottley's By the Sandhills of Yamboorah, a quietly powerful coming-of-age story set against the rugged, unforgiving landscape of the Australian bush. The novel chronicles the life of a boy working on a remote sheep station, where the harsh rhythms of droving life, the silence of endless red plains, and the companionship of animals shape his understanding of loyalty, survival, and what it means to belong. Ottley draws on his own firsthand experience of the Australian outback to craft a narrative that is both unsentimental and deeply humane, presenting the bush not as a romanticised backdrop but as a living, demanding force. Celebrated as a classic of Australian children's literature, the novel illustrates themes of isolation, resilience, and the transformative power of friendship in a world where words are scarce and actions speak loudly — leaving the reader to wonder just how much one boy and one wild dog can teach each other about freedom.
Author: Reginald Ottley
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
In the vast, sun-scorched Australian outback, a young boy's solitary world is transformed by an unlikely bond with a wild dog — the heart of Reginald Ottley's By the Sandhills of Yamboorah, a quietly powerful coming-of-age story set against the rugged, unforgiving landscape of the Australian bush. The novel chronicles the life of a boy working on a remote sheep station, where the harsh rhythms of droving life, the silence of endless red plains, and the companionship of animals shape his understanding of loyalty, survival, and what it means to belong. Ottley draws on his own firsthand experience of the Australian outback to craft a narrative that is both unsentimental and deeply humane, presenting the bush not as a romanticised backdrop but as a living, demanding force. Celebrated as a classic of Australian children's literature, the novel illustrates themes of isolation, resilience, and the transformative power of friendship in a world where words are scarce and actions speak loudly — leaving the reader to wonder just how much one boy and one wild dog can teach each other about freedom.