When Colts Ran

McDonald, Roger

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Language: English

Published by Vintage, Australia, 2010

1864710411 / 9781864710410

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Trade Paperback. 346 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Vintage, Australia, 2010. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: 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 to define themselves in their own language, on their own terms. 'When Colts Ran', written in Roger McDonald's rich and piercingly observant style, in turns humorous and hard-bitten, charts the ebb and flow of human fortune, and our fraught desire to leave an indelible mark on society and those closest to us. It shows how loyalties shape us in the most unexpected ways. It is the story of how men 'strike at beauty' as they fall to the earth. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Australian; ISBN/EAN: 9781864710410. Inventory No: 16070640.…

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Title
When Colts Ran
Author
McDonald, Roger
Publisher
Vintage, Australia
Publication year
2010
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Trade Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
1864710411
ISBN 13
9781864710410
Edition
First Edition.
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