The Shiralee
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st us ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Set against the rugged, sun-scorched landscape of mid-twentieth-century Australia, The Shirallee is a gritty and deeply human work of literary fiction that chronicles the journey of Macauley, a hard-bitten swagman who finds himself saddled with his young daughter, Buster, after discovering his wife's infidelity. What begins as an unwanted burden — the shirallee of the title, an Australian slang term for a swagman's pack or encumbrance — gradually transforms into a tender and redemptive bond between father and child as the two travel the dusty back roads of the outback together. D'Arcy Niland writes with raw authenticity and an unsentimental warmth, capturing the rhythms of itinerant working-class life with vivid, muscular prose. The novel presents a portrait of masculinity, responsibility, and reluctant love that is both unflinching and profoundly moving, cementing its place as a classic of Australian literature.
Author: D'Arcy Niland
Format: Hardback
Published: 1955, William Sloane Associates
Genre: Australian history
Edition: 1st us ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Set against the rugged, sun-scorched landscape of mid-twentieth-century Australia, The Shirallee is a gritty and deeply human work of literary fiction that chronicles the journey of Macauley, a hard-bitten swagman who finds himself saddled with his young daughter, Buster, after discovering his wife's infidelity. What begins as an unwanted burden — the shirallee of the title, an Australian slang term for a swagman's pack or encumbrance — gradually transforms into a tender and redemptive bond between father and child as the two travel the dusty back roads of the outback together. D'Arcy Niland writes with raw authenticity and an unsentimental warmth, capturing the rhythms of itinerant working-class life with vivid, muscular prose. The novel presents a portrait of masculinity, responsibility, and reluctant love that is both unflinching and profoundly moving, cementing its place as a classic of Australian literature.