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'He didn't look like he could jump a bull, but she knew he could. It was all in the hands, he'd often explain. The will. The bloody mindedness. On a cattle station that stretches beyond the horizon, seven people are trapped by their history and the need to make a living. Trevor Wilkie, the good father, holds it all together, promising his sons a future he no longer believes in himself. The boys, free to roam the world's biggest backyard, have nowhere to go. Trevor's father, Murray, is the keeper of stories and the holder of the deed. Murray has no intention of giving up what his forefathers created. But the drought is winning. The cattle are ribs. The bills keep coming. And one day, on the way to town, an accident changes everything. ' (Publication summary)
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Novels in Line for Prize
2016
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 6 April 2016; (p. 7) -
Review : The Hands: An Australian Pastoral
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Reading , November 2015; (p. 45)
— Review of The Hands : An Australian Pastoral 2015 single work novel -
Review : The Hands : An Australian Pastoral
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 377 2015; (p. 60)
— Review of The Hands : An Australian Pastoral 2015 single work novel -
Best Reads – End of Story
2015
single work
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— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 20 December 2015; (p. 24) -
Annette Marfording’s Best Reads of 2015
2015
single work
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— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , October - December no. 16 2015;
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Well Read
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 12 September 2015; (p. 28)
— Review of The Hands : An Australian Pastoral 2015 single work novel ; The Landing 2015 single work novel -
Review : The Hands : An Australian Pastoral
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 377 2015; (p. 60)
— Review of The Hands : An Australian Pastoral 2015 single work novel -
Review : The Hands: An Australian Pastoral
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Reading , November 2015; (p. 45)
— Review of The Hands : An Australian Pastoral 2015 single work novel -
Annette Marfording’s Best Reads of 2015
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , October - December no. 16 2015; -
Best Reads – End of Story
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 20 December 2015; (p. 24) -
Novels in Line for Prize
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 6 April 2016; (p. 7)
Awards
- 2016 longlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award
- Port Augusta, Port Augusta area, Mid North South Australia, South Australia,