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Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll | Ray Lawler
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Ray Lawler Characters:3 male, 4 female Interior Set This compelling Australian play was a success in London and was hailed by critics in New York for its vigor, integrity, and realistic portrayal of two itinerant cane cutters: Barney, a swaggering little scrapper, and Roo, a big roughneck. They have spent the past sixteen summers off with two ladies in a Southern Australian city. Every year Roo has brought a tinsel doll to Olive, his girl, as a gift to symbolize their relationship, but this seventeenth summer is different somehow. Old patterns must be broken, new ways found, as all four lovers come to face certain unpleasant truths about themselves. This unusual, compelling love story was made into a film entitled Season of Passion and starred Academy Award-winners Ernest Borgnine, Anne Baxter, John Mills and Angela Lansbury. "Always gives the impression of having been written out of the author's heart and soul and because he had something that he passionately wanted to say."-New York Post
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LapReader
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Mehso-so

1. I only buy a card to give to my partner Stewart. 2. Shorts because I walk a lot and skirts don‘t stay put. 3. Golf. I would love to play. My step kids play soccer every weekend. 4. Fruit with brown sugar and sour cream. Love it. #sassysunday @BarbaraTheBibliophage

BarbaraTheBibliophage Thanks for playing along! I love strawberries in sour cream and brown sugar. 😍 6y
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CarolynM
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#DecDays #SeasonsofLove
#ReindeerReads #FamilyDynamic

A classic of the Australian theatre. Barney and Roo are itinerant farm labourers in Northern Queensland who holiday in the city each year to spend time with their women. This year things are different for this unusual family unit. It's a bit dated, but still packs an emotional punch. Don't bother with the film, they changed the ending.

Cinfhen Interesting! A love the idea of an Australian classic 💕 6y
Joanne1 How have I not read this given I'm Australian and an English teacher (well ex-teacher for now)? 6y
CarolynM @Joanne1 Maybe because it's been pretty unfashionable for a long time. And it really is dated, but I think there's still enough in it that's relevant. 6y
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Abailliekaras
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An Australian theatre classic for #seventeen #novemberbythenumbers #notsuitableforchildren

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thewanderingbookmark
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A colleague got me a bit of classic Australiana. I don't think I've read a play since Uni. #Aussielit #play