Other People's Country: An Australian Outback Adventure by Maureen Helen

Other People's Country: An Australian Outback Adventure by Maureen Helen

Home/Store/Subjects/Western Australian History/Pilbara Region
SKU TBM9781875801725
AU$15.00
Out of Stock
Out of Stock
Product Details
Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9781875801725
Author: Maureen Helen
Edition: 2nd Edition
Publisher: Stone's Publishing
Place: Perth WA
Year: 2015
Format: Paperback
Pages: 248 pages
Period: 20th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges.

A compelling account of one suburban grandmother's experience as a remote area nurse in an isolated Aboriginal community in Western Australia.

When a comfortable housewife and mother of six adult children, Maureen Helen reached her late fifties, she decided she wanted to do something a little different. Spurred on by an adventure in Thailand, she decides to use her rusty skills to become a RAN: a remote area nurse, in an isolated Aboriginal settlement in WA's Pilbara region.

Faced with the terrible health problems of the community, inadequate equipment and a growing sense that she doesn't belong, Maureen battles her own crisis of confidence as well as the harshness and hostility of her environment.

Other People's Country is an elegantly written examination of the unexpected consequences of one woman's wish to do good. This finely judged piece of writing offers penetrating insights into the cultural clash between Aboriginal and white Australia, as well as a cool look at the narrator's moral compass when faced with a demanding and hostile environment. (back cover)

Show More
Share this product with your friends
ShareSharePin it
Other People's Country: An Australian Outback Adventure by Maureen Helen
Home/Store/Subjects/Western Australian History/Pilbara Region
You May Also Like
Out of Stock
Nurses of the Outback: 15 Amazing Lives in Remote Area Nursing by Annabelle Brayley
Nurses of the Outback: 15 Amazing Lives in Remote Area Nursing by Annabelle Brayley
Nurses of the Outback: 15 Amazing Lives in Remote Area Nursing by Annabelle Brayley
AU$23.00
Get notified when next available
Out of Stock
Sounding the Alarm: Remote Area Nurses and Aboriginals at Risk by Jennifer Cramer
Sounding the Alarm: Remote Area Nurses and Aboriginals at Risk by Jennifer Cramer
Sounding the Alarm: Remote Area Nurses and Aboriginals at Risk by Jennifer Cramer
AU$23.00
Get notified when next available
  • Search Books
  • Favorites
  • Shopping Bag
  • Gift Cards
Display prices in:AUD
Skip to main content
Book Merchant Bookstore
Menu
Storefront
Subjects
Rewards
About
Happy Readers
Contact
Acknowledgement

© 2022 Book Merchant Bookstore 14 Thetis Link Dalyellup Bunbury Western Australia 6230

Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyShipping & Payment InfoReturn PolicyAbout UsCookie settingsReport abuse
Made with Ecwid by Lightspeed