Coonardoo: The Well In The Shadow
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Set against the vast, sun-scorched landscape of the Western Australian outback, Coonardoo: The Well in the Shadow is a landmark work of Australian literary fiction that chronicles the tragic relationship between Coonardoo, an Aboriginal woman, and Hugh Watt, the white station owner she has served and loved her entire life. Katharine Susannah Prichard presents a searing examination of race, desire, and colonial power, illustrating how the rigid social codes of early twentieth-century Australia destroy two lives bound together by circumstance and unspoken feeling. Written with lyrical intensity and unflinching honesty, the novel argues that the suppression of natural human connection — enforced by racial prejudice and societal expectation — carries devastating consequences for both the oppressor and the oppressed. Prichard's prose captures the rhythms of station life with vivid, sensory detail, grounding an emotionally complex narrative in the red earth and silence of the Pilbara. First published in 1929 and joint winner of the Bulletin literary prize, Coonardoo remains one of the most courageous and enduring novels in the Australian canon.
Author: Katharine Susannah Prichard
Format: Hardback
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Set against the vast, sun-scorched landscape of the Western Australian outback, Coonardoo: The Well in the Shadow is a landmark work of Australian literary fiction that chronicles the tragic relationship between Coonardoo, an Aboriginal woman, and Hugh Watt, the white station owner she has served and loved her entire life. Katharine Susannah Prichard presents a searing examination of race, desire, and colonial power, illustrating how the rigid social codes of early twentieth-century Australia destroy two lives bound together by circumstance and unspoken feeling. Written with lyrical intensity and unflinching honesty, the novel argues that the suppression of natural human connection — enforced by racial prejudice and societal expectation — carries devastating consequences for both the oppressor and the oppressed. Prichard's prose captures the rhythms of station life with vivid, sensory detail, grounding an emotionally complex narrative in the red earth and silence of the Pilbara. First published in 1929 and joint winner of the Bulletin literary prize, Coonardoo remains one of the most courageous and enduring novels in the Australian canon.