Beyond the Outback by Bronwyn Blake - ISBN: 9780733642203
Paperback
Remote Aussie women’s tales of survival, strength, and outback life.

Beyond the Outback

Gulf Women of Remote North West Queensland

$54.39

  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    12 March 2019

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Summary

Twenty women share their incredible stories of surviving and thriving in the remote Australian ‘Gulf Country’, near the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Gulf women are self-sufficient, generous, and can cope with almost anything that life and the environment throws at them: floods, drought, sickness, emergencies. Whether they are graziers, fisherwomen, ringers, women in tourism, aviation and education, Indigenous women or descendants from early women settlers, this powerful book …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780733642203
ISBN-10:0733642209
Author:Bronwyn Blake
Publisher:Hachette Australia
Imprint:Hachette Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:12 March 2019
Weight:480g
Dimensions:232mm x 152mm x 40mm
About The Author

Bronwyn Blake

Bronwyn Blake is the author of eight books for children, four of which were CBCA Notable titles, and one winning a Davitt Award; she also writes for adults and has won several short story awards.

Blake is based in rural Gippsland, Victoria, and has lived in Mount Isa, Townsville and Cairns. During her time in Far North Queensland she met women from the Gulf of Carpentaria, which resulted in the creation of Beyond the Outback.

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