Edition |
First American edition |
Phys Descr |
267 pages ; 22 cm |
Summary |
"In The Shepherd's Hut, Winton crafts the story of Jaxie Clackton, a brutalized rural youth who flees from the scene of his father's violent death and strikes out for the vast wilds of Western Australia. All he carries with him is a rifle and a waterjug. All he wants is peace and freedom. But surviving in the harsh saltlands alone is a savage business. And once he discovers he's not alone out there, all Jaxie's plans go awry. He meets a fellow exile, the ruined priest Fintan MacGillis, a man he's never certain he can trust, but on whom his life will soon depend. The Shepherd's Hut is a thrilling tale of unlikely friendship and yearning, at once brutal and lyrical, from one of our finest storytellers."-- Provided by publisher |
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Jaxie Clackton, a brutalized rural youth, flees from the scene of his father's violent death and strikes out for the vast wilds of Western Australia. All he carries with him is a rifle and a waterjug. All he wants is peace and freedom. But surviving in the harsh saltlands alone is a savage business. He meets a fellow exile, the ruined priest Fintan MacGillis. Jaxie isn't sure he can trust Fintan... but soon he may have to. -- adapted from jacket |
Subject |
Desert survival -- Fiction
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Western Australia -- Fiction
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OCLC # |
1007037332 |
ISBN # |
9780374262327 |
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0374262322 |
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