Limberlost | 
pick#ozfiction This book has been shortlisted for the Miles Franklin literary award. Set in Tasmania, it follows the life of Ned growing up on an orchard, Limberlost. His mother has died & his two older brothers are away at war. Ned hunts rabbits to make money.
My dad grew up in rural Victoria & earnt pocket money ‘rabbiting‘ as a teenager. As kids my siblings and I went rabbiting with him.
I really enjoyed this beautifully written book.
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Tamra This sounds really good - I wish I could access Aussie books more easily. It seems to take awhile to be published in the US. (edited) 10mo
MrsMalaprop @Tamra I love showcasing Australian fiction on Litsy, but hear how tough it is to get hold of books elsewhere in the world, especially now that BD is gone. If you are really keen on a particular book let me know. I can source and send it to you 😊. 10mo
Rissreads This was fabulous! Well deserved to win The Miles Franklin award 👏🏻♥️ 10mo
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MrsMalaprop Hasn‘t won yet @Rissreads. Announced 25 July. 10mo
CarolynM One of my book group friends loved this, but she also loved The Rain Heron and that really was not my cup of tea. It‘s an interesting short list for the Miles this year. I loved Cold Enough For Snow and there are a couple of others I want to read. 10mo
MrsMalaprop @CarolynM I haven‘t read any of the others. I believe they are all debut authors. 10mo
Tamra @MrsMalaprop there are so many good ones! I did see this was available via Amazon and I haven‘t tried Blackwells yet. Thank you! 💜 10mo
Rissreads @CarolynM I enjoyed this a lot more than cold enough for snow. This is Arnott‘s first novel without magic realism so maybe you would enjoy this one more? I enjoyed Flames but haven‘t read Rain Herron yet. 9mo
