Growing Up in the Outback by Ruth Hawker

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Foxing to foredge. Previous owner has signed inside front cover.

First published under the title: An Emu in the Fowl Pen, published 1967.

To Ruth Hawker (1897- 1976), fresh from finishing school in England, life on an outback sheep station in South Australia before the age of mechanisation was hazardous and full of surprises. Overnight, she found herself in charge of all the unwarranted chores.

Rabbit-pack hunts, marching caterpillar invasions, plagues of mice, orphaned lambs, obstreperous horses, demanding cats, and one overgrown, over-affectionate emu were all part of the life she came to love.

As fine-drawn as an etching, abounding in humour and understanding, this delightful vignette recaptures the outback life of an earlier era. (back cover)