Mateship with Birds by Carrie Tiffany
WINNER OF THE STELLA PRIZE 2013
On the outskirts of an Australian country town in the 1950s, a lonely farmer trains his binoculars on a family of kookaburras that roost in a tree near his house. Harry observes the kookaburras through a year of feast, famine, birth, death, war, romance and song. As Harry watches the birds, his next door neighbour has her own set of binoculars trained on him.
Ardent, hard-working Betty has escaped to the country with her two fatherless children. Betty is pleased that her son, Michael, wants to spend time with the gentle farmer next door. But when Harry decides to teach Michael about the opposite sex, perilous boundaries are crossed.
Mateship with Birds is a novel about young lust and mature love. It is a hymn to the rhythm of country life - to vicious birds, virginal cows, adored dogs and ill-used sheep. On one small farm in a vast, ancient landscape, a collection of misfits question the nature of what a family can be.
Format: Paperback | 224 pages
Dimensions (cm): 20.9 x 13.6 x 1.6 | 240g
Publication Date: 01 Feb 2012
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Imprint: Picador
Publication City/Country: Sydney, Australia
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 1742610765
ISBN13: 9781742610764
Condition: Very Good
A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. Very minimal wear and tear.