Shepherd
by Catherine Jinks
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Pub Date 12 May 2020 | Archive Date 19 Jan 2020
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Description
It's 1840, and life in colonial Australia is brutal. Thirteen-year-old convict Tom Clay lives in an outback shepherd’s hut, protecting his master’s sheep from wild dogs. He keeps company with fellow shepherd Rowdy, who barely stops talking. The sheep dogs are Tom's real friends. When a murderous former camp-mate returns, bent on silencing witnesses to crimes he committed as a shepherd, Tom and Rowdy must flee into the bush. The novel covers only a few days, and moves at a breakneck speed that matches the panic and movements of young Tom as he fights to survive against a ruthless pursuer.
Advance Praise
“A breakneck pursuit. An intense evocation of the Australian bush. Tightly wound but evoking remarkable tenderness.”—Jock Serong, author of On the Java Ridge
"Highly readable, richly characterised, beautifully written…The tension ratchets up and never dissipates." —Australian Book Review
"The relentless pace of this novel …[means] readers, too, must keep one eye on the book and the other looking over their shoulder." —Herald Sun
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781925773835 |
| PRICE | US$15.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 240 |
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