When Colts Ran

McDonald, Roger

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Language: English

Published by Random House Australia, 2010

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, . NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: Roger Mcdonald Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 Shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award and the Prime Minister s Prize for Literature In this sweeping epic of friendship, toil, hope and failed promise, multi-award-winning author Roger McDonald follows the story of Kingsley Colts as he chases the ghost of himself through the decades, and in and out of the lives and affections of the citizens of 'The Isabel', a slice of Australia scattered with prospectors, artists, no-hopers and visionaries. Against this spacious backdrop of sheep stations, timeless landscapes and the Five Alls pub, men play out their fates, conduct their rivalries and hope for the best. Major Dunc Buckler, 'misplaced genius and authentic ratbag', scours the country for machinery in a World War that will never find him. Wayne Hovell, slave to 'moral duty', carries the physical and emotional scars of Colts's early rebellion, but also finds himself the keeper of his redemption. Normie Powell, son of a rugby-playing minister, finds his own mysticism as a naturalist, while warm-hearted stock dealer Alan Hooke longs for understanding in a house full of women. They are men shaped by the obligations and expectations of a previous generation, all striving. …

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Title
When Colts Ran
Author
McDonald, Roger
Publisher
Random House Australia
Publication year
2010
Book Type
Secondhand, Paperback
Binding
Secondhand, Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
1864710411
ISBN 13
9781864710410

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