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The Bush by Don Watson & Hamish Hamilton
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The Bush

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Narrator Don Watson

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Length 13 hours 16 minutes
Language English
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While most Australians live in cities clinging to the coastal fringe, our sense of what an Australian is, or should be, is drawn from the vast and varied inland called the bush. But what do we mean by 'the bush', and how has it shaped us?

Starting with his forebears' battle to drive back nature and eke a living from the land, Don Watson explores the bush as it was and as it now is: the triumphs and the ruination, the commonplace and the bizarre, the stories we like to tell about ourselves and the national character, and those we don't.

A milestone work of memoir, travel writing and history, The Bush takes us on a profoundly revelatory and entertaining journey through the Australian landscape and character.

Don Watsonโ€™s books include the bestsellers Recollections of a Bleeding Heart, Death Sentence, Watsonโ€™s Dictionary of Weasel Words, American Journeys and A Single Tree, a companion to The Bush. He has won The Age Book of the Year (twice), two New South Wales Premierโ€™s Literary Awards, a Walkley Award, a Queensland Literary Award, and many others. He lives in Melbourne.

Founded in 1931, Hamish Hamilton is one of Britainโ€™s most distinguished literary lists. Now an integral part of Penguin, it provides a home for an exciting and eclectic group of authors, united by the distinctiveness and excellence of their writing.

Don Watsonโ€™s books include the bestsellers Recollections of a Bleeding Heart, Death Sentence, Watsonโ€™s Dictionary of Weasel Words, American Journeys and A Single Tree, a companion to The Bush. He has won The Age Book of the Year (twice), two New South Wales Premierโ€™s Literary Awards, a Walkley Award, a Queensland Literary Award, and many others. He lives in Melbourne.

Audiobook details

Narrator:
Don Watson

ISBN:
9781489414458

Length:
13 hours 16 minutes

Language:
English

Publisher:
Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

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Edition:
Unabridged

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Reviews

'Watson's magnificent, celebratory, contradictory study of the Australian bush will challenge the national imagination.' 'If anyone wants a full blast of what Australia is, was, or might be, thrust The Bush into their hands. Watson seems to have been preparing to write it all his life ...' Expand reviews
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