Shake The Golden Bough: A Novel
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed,.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A work of Australian literary fiction, Shake the Golden Bough by T. A. G. Hungerford chronicles the struggles of its protagonist against the backdrop of mid-twentieth-century Australia, drawing on the richly observed social and cultural tensions that defined the era. Hungerford, celebrated for his unflinching realism and deeply humanist perspective, presents a narrative that is both intimate in its character study and expansive in its examination of class, identity, and belonging. The prose carries the author's signature blend of gritty authenticity and quiet compassion, grounding even the most difficult moments in recognizable human experience. Readers familiar with Hungerford's earlier works, such as The Ridge and the River and Riverslake, will find here the same masterful attention to place and the same moral seriousness that established him as one of Western Australia's most significant literary voices.
Author: T. A. G. Hungerford
Format: Hardback
Published: 1963, Angus and Robertson
Edition: 1st ed,.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A work of Australian literary fiction, Shake the Golden Bough by T. A. G. Hungerford chronicles the struggles of its protagonist against the backdrop of mid-twentieth-century Australia, drawing on the richly observed social and cultural tensions that defined the era. Hungerford, celebrated for his unflinching realism and deeply humanist perspective, presents a narrative that is both intimate in its character study and expansive in its examination of class, identity, and belonging. The prose carries the author's signature blend of gritty authenticity and quiet compassion, grounding even the most difficult moments in recognizable human experience. Readers familiar with Hungerford's earlier works, such as The Ridge and the River and Riverslake, will find here the same masterful attention to place and the same moral seriousness that established him as one of Western Australia's most significant literary voices.