Knockabout Girl: A Memoir by Pip Newling

Knockabout Girl: A Memoir by Pip Newling

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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9780732283261
Author: Pip Newling
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Place: Sydney NSW
Year: 2007
Format: Paperback
Pages: 270 pages

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Creasing to front cover near spine. Previous owner has signed inside page.

The Outback has its own rules. Some are made to be broken. Some you have to write yourself.

When 23-year-old Pip Newling arrived in the remote West Australian town of Halls Creek, the locals gave her 24 hours tops before she'd be back on the bus to Sydney. But Pip stayed, and as she served beers, shared jokes and swapped stories with the townspeople, she discovered a side of Australia most of us never get to see.

From the tragic to the sublime to the downright ridiculous, Knockabout Girl is a compelling, confronting journey into a heart of ribald darkness. Quick-witted and always ready with a grin, Pip takes us beyond the stereotypes with humour and compassion.

We meet Sunny, Pip's exuberant partner in crime, and Jean-Paul, the fabulous French hairdresser whose dry, sardonic wit matches the dryness of the desert. There's Harry, the Shakespeare-quoting prospector, and Eric, the local playboy with a disturbing history. throw in a riot, a rodeo and a couple of road-tripping nuns, and you're starting to get the picture... (back cover)

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