Growing Up in Country Australia - Edited by Rick Morton

Category: Anthology, Autobiography & Biographies, Misc. Non-fiction
Language: English
Keywords: Annabel Crabb Australian Bridie Jabour Country Holden Sheppard Jay Carmichael Jes Layton Laura Jean McKay Lech Blaine Lily Chan Outback Rural Sami Shah Tony Armstrong

Written by Edited by Rick Morton
Read by Various
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Chapterized
Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
Release date: 29-03-2022
Publisher: W. F. Howes Ltd.

Growing Up in Country Australia is a fresh, modern look at country Australia. There are stories of joy, adventure, nostalgia, connection to nature and freedom, but also more grim tales - of drought, fires, mouse plagues and isolation. From the politics of the country school bus to the class divides between locals, from shooting foxes with Dad to giving up meat as an adult, from working on the family farm to selling up and moving to the city, the picture painted is diverse and unexpected. This is country Australia as you’ve never seen it before.

Including nearly 40 stories by established and emerging authors from a wide range of backgrounds - including First Nations and new migrants - Growing Up in Country Australia is a unique and revealing snapshot of rural life.

Contributors include Holden Sheppard, Laura Jean McKay, Annabel Crabb, Sami Shah, Lech Blaine, Tony Armstrong, Bridie Jabour, Jes Layton, Lily Chan, Jay Carmichael and many others.

“A colourful and griping pastiche that updates the experience outside Australia’s cities and large regional centres. You will find, despite the absolute variety in these essays, that there is still something ineffable about life in the country.” (Rick Morton, editor)