Rush Oh!
Autor Shirley Barretten Limba Engleză Paperback – 9 ian 2017
An
impassioned,
charming,
and
hilarious
debut
novel
about
a
young
woman's
coming-of-age,
during
one
of
the
harshest
whaling
seasons
in
the
history
of
New
South
Wales.
1908:
It's
the
year
that
proves
to
be
life-changing
for
our
teenage
narrator,
Mary
Davidson,
tasked
with
providing
support
to
her
father's
boisterous
whaling
crews
while
caring
for
five
brothers
and
sisters
in
the
wake
of
their
mother's
death.
But
when
the
handsome
John
Beck-a
former
Methodist
preacher
turned
novice
whaler
with
a
mysterious
past-arrives
at
the
Davidson's
door
pleading
to
join
her
father's
crews,
suddenly
Mary's
world
is
upended.
As her family struggles to survive the scarcity of whales and the vagaries of weather, and as she navigates sibling rivalries and an all-consuming first love for the newcomer John, nineteen-year-old Mary will soon discover a darker side to these men who hunt the seas, and the truth of her place among them.
Swinging from Mary's own hopes and disappointments to the challenges that have beset her family's whaling operation,RUSH OH!is an enchanting blend of fact and fiction that's as much the story of its gutsy narrator's coming-of-age as it is the celebration of an extraordinary episode in history.
As her family struggles to survive the scarcity of whales and the vagaries of weather, and as she navigates sibling rivalries and an all-consuming first love for the newcomer John, nineteen-year-old Mary will soon discover a darker side to these men who hunt the seas, and the truth of her place among them.
Swinging from Mary's own hopes and disappointments to the challenges that have beset her family's whaling operation,RUSH OH!is an enchanting blend of fact and fiction that's as much the story of its gutsy narrator's coming-of-age as it is the celebration of an extraordinary episode in history.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780316261531
ISBN-10: 031626153X
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Back Bay Books
ISBN-10: 031626153X
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Back Bay Books
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Notă biografică
Shirley
Barrett
is
best
known
for
her
work
as
a
screenwriter
and
director.
Her
filmLove
Serenadewon
the
Caméra
d'Or
for
best
first
feature
at
the
Cannes
Film
Festival
in
1996.
In
2010,
the
script
for
her
filmSouth
Solitarywon
the
Queensland
Premier's
Prize
and
the
West
Australian
Premier's
Prize.Rush
Oh!is
her
first
novel.
She
lives
in
Sydney,
Australia.
Descriere
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'Hugely funny and peopled with a cast of characters I came to love like my own friends, Rush Oh! reminded me why I love reading' Hannah Kent, bestselling author of Burial Rites
Mary Davidson, the eldest daughter of a whaling family in New South Wales,chronicles the particularly difficult season of 1908 - a story that is poignant and hilarious, filled with drama and misadventure.
Mary Davidson has got used to looking after her five siblings whilst catering for her father's boisterous whaling crew. But when John Beck, an itinerant whaleman with a murky past, arrives on the doorstep wanting to join her father, Mary promptly develops an all-consuming crush which upends her world...
Swinging from Mary's hopes and disappointments, both domestic and romantic, to the challenges that beset their tiny whaling operation, Rush Oh! is an enchanting celebration of both Mary's unique voice and an extraordinary episode in Australian history when a family of whalers formed a fond, unique allegiance with a pod of frisky killer whales - led by one named Tom.
'Hugely funny and peopled with a cast of characters I came to love like my own friends, Rush Oh! reminded me why I love reading' Hannah Kent, bestselling author of Burial Rites
Mary Davidson, the eldest daughter of a whaling family in New South Wales,chronicles the particularly difficult season of 1908 - a story that is poignant and hilarious, filled with drama and misadventure.
Mary Davidson has got used to looking after her five siblings whilst catering for her father's boisterous whaling crew. But when John Beck, an itinerant whaleman with a murky past, arrives on the doorstep wanting to join her father, Mary promptly develops an all-consuming crush which upends her world...
Swinging from Mary's hopes and disappointments, both domestic and romantic, to the challenges that beset their tiny whaling operation, Rush Oh! is an enchanting celebration of both Mary's unique voice and an extraordinary episode in Australian history when a family of whalers formed a fond, unique allegiance with a pod of frisky killer whales - led by one named Tom.
Recenzii
Beautiful and brutal, witty and kind, Rush Oh! is a story of great surprises and a beating heart - a book never to forget
Hugely funny and peopled with a cast of characters I came to love like my own friends, Rush Oh! reminded me why I love reading
Cinematic. The tale of a whaling family, its scope is ambitious and its heart big. You'll fall in love
A memorable, often heart-in-mouth debut that's brought to life by Mary's humour, her self-awareness and her accompanying illustrations
A rollicking seaborne ride . . . humorous, imaginative and tender, you'll want to race through Rush Oh! to find out what happens
Fresh, funny and lively
This beautifully written Australian novel narrated by whaler's daughter Mary Davidson is funny, quirky and features a cast of characters that includes a pod of Killers. A charming debut
A novel that is thick with briny flavour. Best of all are the descriptions of the whale hunts, which are steeped in a luxurious, bracing horror
Rush Oh!'s strengths are manifold. It's a nostalgic, quirky book - peppered with stunning illustrations and seamless inclusion of actual newspaper excerpts from the time - that really captures an intriguing moment in Australia's past. Expertly balancing light and dark, Barrett confronts the moral complexities of whaling while simultaneously sketching a range of hilarious character portraits, and maintaining an endearing, and often challenging, narrative voice. This novel is a fairytale for adults, which I found poignant, funny and original
While depicting the danger, adrenaline and excitement of the boat chases, [Rush Oh!] also repeatedly celebrates the beauty of these magnificent creatures, mourning the cruelty involved in hunting and killing them
Just the ticket, particularly if you like a bit of comedy with your mammal spearing action
A charming, irreverent and totally absorbing read
Hugely funny and peopled with a cast of characters I came to love like my own friends, Rush Oh! reminded me why I love reading
Cinematic. The tale of a whaling family, its scope is ambitious and its heart big. You'll fall in love
A memorable, often heart-in-mouth debut that's brought to life by Mary's humour, her self-awareness and her accompanying illustrations
A rollicking seaborne ride . . . humorous, imaginative and tender, you'll want to race through Rush Oh! to find out what happens
Fresh, funny and lively
This beautifully written Australian novel narrated by whaler's daughter Mary Davidson is funny, quirky and features a cast of characters that includes a pod of Killers. A charming debut
A novel that is thick with briny flavour. Best of all are the descriptions of the whale hunts, which are steeped in a luxurious, bracing horror
Rush Oh!'s strengths are manifold. It's a nostalgic, quirky book - peppered with stunning illustrations and seamless inclusion of actual newspaper excerpts from the time - that really captures an intriguing moment in Australia's past. Expertly balancing light and dark, Barrett confronts the moral complexities of whaling while simultaneously sketching a range of hilarious character portraits, and maintaining an endearing, and often challenging, narrative voice. This novel is a fairytale for adults, which I found poignant, funny and original
While depicting the danger, adrenaline and excitement of the boat chases, [Rush Oh!] also repeatedly celebrates the beauty of these magnificent creatures, mourning the cruelty involved in hunting and killing them
Just the ticket, particularly if you like a bit of comedy with your mammal spearing action
A charming, irreverent and totally absorbing read