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Overview"The captivating debut novel from the winner of the Camera D'Or ""Hugely funny and peopled with a cast of characters I came to treasure like my own friends, Rush Oh! reminded me why I love reading."" Hannah Kent, bestselling author of Burial Rites When Mary Davidson, the eldest daughter of a whaling family in Eden, New South Wales, sets out to chronicle the particularly difficult season of 1908, the story she tells is poignant and hilarious, filled with drama and misadventure. It's a season marked not only by the sparsity of whales and the vagaries of weather, but also by the arrival of John Beck, an itinerant whale man with a murky past, on whom Mary promptly develops an all-consuming crush. But hers is not the only romance to blossom amidst the blubber... Swinging from Mary's hopes and disappointments, both domestic and romantic, to the challenges that beset their tiny whaling operation, Rush Oh! is a celebration of an extraordinary episode in Australian history, when a family of whalers formed a fond, unique allegiance with a pod of frisky Killer whales - and in particular, a Killer whale named Tom. ""vivid prose ... gives savour to a highly enjoyable and unusual yarn"" Sydney Morning Herald ""It is Mary who you will miss like a sister ... when the final page is turned."" The Australian" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Shirley BarrettPublisher: Pan Macmillan Australia Imprint: Picador Australia Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.10cm Weight: 0.466kg ISBN: 9781743535943ISBN 10: 1743535945 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 25 August 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationShirley Barrett is best known for her work as a screenwriter and director. Shirley's first film, Love Serenade won the Camera D'Or (Best First Feature) at Cannes Film Festival in 1996. The script for her film South Solitary won the Queensland Premier's Prize (script) 2010, the West Australian Premier's Literary Prize (script) 2010, and the West Australian Premier's Prize 2010. Rush Oh! is Shirley's first novel. She lives in Sydney, Australia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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